Painting

Title:

In the Falls of the Saco

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1990.001.711

Creator:

Smith, Russell (1812-1898)

Date:

1849

Description:

Painting, landscape. In the Falls of the Saco, by Russell Smith (1812-1898), 1849. Watercolor on paper. Pool of still water surrounded by large rocks. Dead tree to right and a group of four trees left of center in middle ground. Illegible pencil inscription lower left. Ink inscription by the artist on reverse: "In the falls of the Saco Mt. Crawford House / Sept. 20th 1849 / The rocks in the light should be more silvery / The trees above the rocks are white birch except the / two spruce trees: they are warm golden & sunny / with hundreds of delicate white stems & twigs. / Some red & yellow maple shoots give bright / colors to the nearest bush on the left / The rocks are all polished with the action of the / water when high Remember the beautiful / warm dark tints in the bottom as it approaches the / shore". In pencil lower right on reverse: "Russell Smith". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7 W-10 inches

Provenance:

Part of a large collection of White Mountain material compiled and bequeathed by Catherine H. Campbell, including paintings, drawings, photographs, and printed materials.

According to notes on back of painting, it was purchased from Vose Galleries in 1978 for $75.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Catherine H. Campbell

People:

Smith, Russell, Campbell, Catherine H. (1916-1989)

Subjects:

Crawford House, Saco River, White Mountains, Crawford Notch, Landscape paintings