Photo Credit: David Dietrich

Artist

Mabel May Woodward (Primary)

Title

Trellis and Lane

Date

not dated

Century

20th century

Medium & Support

Oil on canvas mounted to board

Dimensions

Support: 13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. , Frame:

Style

Impressionist

Object Type

Paintings

Credit Line

2017 Collectors' Circle purchase

Accession Number

2017.37.01

Copyright

In Copyright, Rights Holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable
© Estate of Mabel May Woodward

In Trellis and Lane, Woodward presents a quiet, still setting absent of people, with a palette limited to beiges, blues, and greens. Composed of a series of receding forms and shadows that draw the eye into the distance, the painting is rendered in broad brushstrokes that forego fine detail and leave hard edges of thickly applied paint. Woodward consistently created Impressionist paintings of this rather small size, which were particularly suited to working outdoors, referred to as plein air. A longtime resident of Rhode Island, Woodward’s painting was significantly impacted by the summers she spent in Ogunquit, ME, where she studied under Charles Woodbury and Arthur Wesley Dow. An extensive traveler, Woodward painted in Europe as well as throughout the United States in cities such as Taos, NM, and Charleston, SC.

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Cindy Buckner