Even though its title suggests a landscape that is frozen and still, what is moving in this tranquil winter scene? What provides bright spots of color in the generally blue and white landscape? Like the French Impressionists, whose style deeply influenced him, Twachtman painted the same scene over and over again in order to capture on canvas the effects of light at different times of day and in different seasons. Icebound was painted on the farm near Cos Cob, Connecticut, where the artist settled in 1889.
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Quick Facts: Twachtman's Icebound
Quick facts about the artist's winter scene.CD: With Open Eyes
Art Institute of Chicago. With Open Eyes: Images from The Art Institute of Chicago. CD-ROM. New York: Voyager, 1994.
Art Institute of Chicago. With Open Eyes: Images from The Art Institute of Chicago. CD-ROM. New York: Voyager, 1994.
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- Icebound, c. 1889
