Name/Title
Widlizka, Leopold (1870-1940) "Winter Night"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18367Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
This painting depicts a snowy mountainside, a recurring them in Widlizka’s work for the Federal Art Project. Tall, dark trees contrast lighter highlights of the snow around them. In the distance, two mountain peaks are visible against the skyline. The trees progressively grow smaller in the distance, creating an element of perspective that makes the mountains tower over the foreground. The silhouettes of birds are seen flying over the ground, creating one source of movement in an otherwise completely still winter landscape.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionDimensions
Height
15-1/2 inWidth
19-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Aug 2, 2025Notes
3+ crack tree left, tree left center, 3+ chips tree left/tree left center, 2 tree left side, sky left side, stains left side, name spelled I. WidlickaProvenance
Provenance Detail
Created under the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (1930s–1940s), this collection of easel paintings was originally installed at the Mount Morris Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Livingston County, New York. Following the sanitorium’s closure in 1970, the artworks were abandoned and remained in storage until their rediscovery decades later. Now preserved and exhibited by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (GVCA), the collection is housed at the New Deal Museum in Mount Morris. Current efforts include digitization, high-resolution photography, and the creation of an online archive to ensure long-term public access and research availability.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection Documents' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
