Painting
- Title:
- View of the Capital from the Merrimack River, Concord, N.H.
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1996.059
- Creator:
- Smith, Clifford (1951-2014)
- Place of Origin:
- Henniker, NH
- Date:
- 1995
- Description:
- Painting, landscape. View of the Capital from the Merrimack River, Concord, N.H., by Clifford Smith (1951-2014), 1995. Oil on canvas. Painting depicts wide expanse of river in foreground, on a calm day with trees in full green foliage (one golden tree on left) on either side of river in background. City of Concord at center of background, with gold-domed state house, red brick smoke stack, and red brick buildings. Full reflection of trees, buildings, and clouds in the river water. Signed at lower right in blue, "Clifford Smith". Handwritten on back, blue ink, "#12", "30x64", and "CLIFFORD SMITH / VIEW OF THE CAPITAL FROM THE / MERRIMACK RIVER, CONCORD, N.H. / 1995 / (signature)". Natural birch wood box frame.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-30 W-64 inches
- Provenance:
- Painting purchased by donor from exhibition at McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH, 1996.
- Credit Line:
- Anonymous gift, in memory of James C. Cleveland
- Subjects:
- Concord, NH, Merrimack River, State House
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