Lagoon in center of canvas, water reflecting green foliage and rock formations. Three brown/dark brown trees at bottom and extend beyond top of canvas. Smaller tree on island in lagoon. Island tree very painterly with blue/green foliage. Rock visible at water's edge. Green water lilies in lagoon. Rock formation in center background and extend to right edge. Rocks gray, tan, and covered with green foliage. patch of blue/white sky visible between rock formation and small tree on island in lagoon. Six gray stones make up foot path in lower left corner. Reframed in 2008 (see notes).
Type of Painting
Easel
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil, Canvas
Collection
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Cataloged By
DD
Acquisition
Accession
SHH-Original
Source or Donor
Seiberling Heirs
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield
Role
Artist
Date made
1930 - 1946
Place
City
Akron
State/Province
Ohio
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Maker´s Mark: Painting is unfinished and unframed
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Image Size: 20" x 20"
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Overall Condition
Fair
Notes
Cracks in paint (More noticable in top/middle right and in thicker areas of paint; Paint is dirty.
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Notes
New frame and stretcher added in 2008
General Notes
Note
Painting was unframed and taken off stretcher at unknown date. Reason item unframed not known by present curator--1997
Note
This is one of 25 paintings used in the 2008 exhibit "A Period of Perspective - The Art of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling" in the Music Room at Stan Hywet. The majority of these paintings were not framed, and some weren't on stretchers. Thus, new frames were added for the exhibit by Akron Center for Art & Framing, 1915 W. Market St, Akron, OH.
