Dodge MacKnight (Providence, 1860 - 1950, Sandwich, Massachusetts)
The Pool, Shelburne, 1914
Watercolor on paper , 37 x 55 cm (14 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
This watercolor on paper scene is focused on an oval shaped purplish pool set in the midst of snow-covered slopes. Some pine boughs are visible in the upper corner to our right. In the upper corner to our left are green, brown and purple trees. The artist signed it in the lower corner to our right in dark purple ink.
Macknight Room
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