Name/Title
Volcanic Crater & OceanEntry/Object ID
SHH 1.119abDescription
Painting (a) - View of volcanic crater and ocean behind it from position of height (hill or mountain) through wooded area. Foreground: at left side, extending to top of canvas and across 3/4 of top side is tree with brown branches and green leaves; small brown tree stump in foreground and long green palm-like leaves in foreground at bottom right corner. Middleground: large hillside extending from right side into center, green with yellow-green highlights and reddish orange ridge. Blue-green hillside extending from left side into center. Center distance: volcanic crater at center in hues of violet and blue with peach highlights. Background: ocean in hues of blue, violet, green and peach. Blue sky with white and peach cloud cover.
Frame (b) - Wood painted gold, with convex profile. With backing board and wire hanger.Type of Painting
EaselCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
DDAcquisition
Accession
SHH-OriginalSource or Donor
Seiberling HeirsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Gertrude PenfieldRole
ArtistDate made
1931Place
City
AkronState/Province
OhioCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
lower right corner
lower right hand corner of canvasTranscription
G.F.P Seiberling 1931Notes
Maker´s Mark: Signed in light blue oil
Signed Name: GFP Seiberling 1931Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Other Number: GFS 1.17Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Frame Size: 22.25" x 24.25"
Image Size: 18" x 20"Condition
Overall Condition
FairNotes
DirtyMaintenance
Maintenance History
Notes
October 12, 1987: keys replaced; reverse of canvas vacuumed, acid free backing board secured with screws, placed in frame with brass mending plates, new hanging hardware; rabbet of frame lined with black polyester velvet ribbon, Elmer's glue. Old key removed October 19, 1987 by MAT from between canvas and right side stretcher, middle location along right side; some distortion of canvas plane.Provenance
Notes
Gate Lodge Collection, Box 1 (Notebooks) 1925 GPS Notebook lists under "Gifts Oil Paintings to [Christmas 1931] . . . John Frederick Seiberling 'Hawaiian Scene of Diamond Head from Tautalus Mountain"General Notes
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 volcano is called Diamond Head and a prominent site in Honolulu, HICreate Date
June 24, 1997Update Date
June 8, 2026
