Forest Scene
Artist
Francis Hopkinson Smith
(American, 1838 - 1915)
CultureAmerican
Date1874
MediumWatercolor and graphite on paper, mounted on board
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 17 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (43.8 x 59.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 17 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (43.8 x 59.1 cm)
InscribedSigned: "F. Hopkinson Smith '74"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2178
Not on view
Label TextFrancis Hopkinson Smith
American, 1838–1915
Forest Scene, 1874
Watercolor and graphite on paper, mounted on board
The fractured branches and moss-covered trunk of a fallen tree are rendered in realistic fashion through watercolor. This work was created by a part-time watercolorist, Francis Hopkinson Smith, who also made a career as a writer and engineer. He is perhaps most famous today for designing the base for the Statue of Liberty.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2178
Exhibition HistoryShown at the Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, May-June 1978.
"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014.
"Watercolor: An American Medium," Photography Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, February 21 - June 23, 2019.
Walter Francis Brown
