Painting

Title:

Concord Viewed from Old Turnpike Road

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1997.012

Creator:

Poulin, Clarence (1912-1980)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1966

Description:

Landscape painting, Concord Viewed from Old Turnpike Road, by Clarence Poulin (1912-1980), 1966. Oil on canvas. A view of Concord, NH from across the Merrimack River. Yellow shrubs in foreground. River middle ground with three seagulls; reflection of buildings in water. Row of buildings on background riverbank and beyond; including the State Capitol, State Library, mill buildings and church steeples. Rolling hills in background with blue, cloud filled sky. Signed, lower right: "Clarence Poulin '66". Title is typed on a label, applied to upper stretcher: "Concord Viewed from Old / Turnpike Road / Artist: Clarence Poulin / Completed December 1, 1966." Unframed.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-42 W-72 inches

Provenance:

Painting had been hung at Concord Electric Company building.

Credit Line:

Gift of Unitil / Concord Electric Company

People:

Poulin, Clarence

Subjects:

Concord, NH, Merrimack River, Old Turnpike Road, State House, State Library