Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
1989/46:1Description
Original oil painting by Elizabeth Göranson, depicting a winter scene of three bare trees along the snowy bank of a creek. The artist's signature is in the lower left corner.Type of Painting
EaselContext
Elizabeth Göranson was a Swedish painter who was active in Chicago from the 1920s-40s. Her name is mentioned in various Swedish American art exhibitions. ("The Chicago Exhibition of Scandinavian-American Artists in 1929," Rolf H. Erickson, Swedish American Genealogist, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1989; "South Side Club Holds Exhibition of Swedish Art," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 1928). She is even included in a list of Chicago-area artists ("National Art Week," Art Insitute of Chicago, 1940).Acquisition
Accession
1989/46Source or Donor
Ruth's AntiquesAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Ruth's AntiquesMade/Created
Date made
1920 - 1950Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Bottom left corner (Front)Transcription
Elizabeth GöransonLanguage
SwedishMaterial/Technique
In Artist's HandLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Art, Winter, Landscape paintings, Paintings, Oil paintingsSearch Terms
Women artistsDimensions
Height
20 inWidth
23-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Elizabeth GöransonReproductions
Notes
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