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Winter Sun and Shadow (work of art)

Artwork Info

Created
1890
Nationality
American
Birth/Death
1858-1933
Dimensions
18 x 24 in.
(45.7 x 61.0 cm)
Medium
Painting

Credit

Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Culture
American

About

Robert Vonnoh‘s best pictures have that feeling of a first impression, faithfully jotted down in quick strokes of color. Winter Sun and Shadow was painted while Vonnoh was living in France at an artist colony near the Forest of Fontainebleau. The composition is simple enough-lines receding to the horizon. It is the artist’s treatment of light that makes the picture memorable: the raw brilliance of sunlight contrasted with pale, icy shadows.

tags: weather, snow, seasons

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  • Robert Vonnoh Winter Sun and Shadow 1890 Painting

    Winter Sun and Shadow