About this artwork
During the last decade of his life, John Henry Twachtman frequently painted views of the landscape surrounding his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. In a departure from typically barren images of winter, he enjoyed depicting the beauty of the frozen terrain, believing that it was conducive to contemplation and regeneration. The dense layers of paint in Icebound mimic the accumulation of snow on frozen ground, and the sinuous curves that define the snow and ice against the water suggest movement in an otherwise tranquil environment. Almost square in format, the painting’s harmonious composition exemplifies Twachtman’s opinion that “never is nature more lovely than when it is snowing.”
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Status
- On View, Gallery 273
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- John Henry Twachtman
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Title
- Icebound
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Place
- Greenwich (Place depicted:)
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Date
- c. 1889
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Medium
- Oil on canvas
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Inscriptions
- Signed recto, bottom-right, on snowy ground, in grey paint: "J. H. TWACHTMAN".
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Dimensions
- 64.2 × 76.6 cm (25 5/16 × 30 3/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Friends of American Art Collection
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Reference Number
- 1917.200
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/72801/manifest.json
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