Mills Along the River
DraftsmanDrawn by
Julian Alden Weir
(American, 1852 - 1919)
Date1895-1899
MediumWatercolor and gouache on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/2 x 18in. (31.8 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 1/2 x 18in. (31.8 x 45.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 x 20 1/4in. (35.6 x 51.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2007.17.0
DescriptionTrees line the banks of a small river. An arched bridge spans the river in the background. Factory buildings with smoke issuing from a tall smokestack are beyond, on the right bank of the river. A leafless tree or bush is in the foreground.
Label TextThe composition of this drawing of Willimantic by the American Impressionist J. Alden Weir is based on a Japanese print in the artist's own collection.
NotesConstituent Note: Watercolor is not signed by Weir but appears consistent with his watercolor style and subject matter in the late 1890s. Similar views also appear in oil paintings from this period. The tree in the foreground is directly based on a Japanese print that Weir owned. (Finlay 7/25/2007)Subject Note: The composition closely corresponds to the view depicted in a postcard, "Glimpse of the River, Arch Bridge and Windham Manufacturing Plant."
Status
Not on view
