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Painting

Title:
Old Beacham Place, Ossipee, NH
Object Name:
Painting
Object ID:
1997.030.02
Creator:
Gray, Paul (1906-1999)
Place of Origin:
Ossipee, NH
Date:
1950-1960
Description:
Landscape painting, Old Beacham Place, Ossipee, NH, by Paul Gray, (1906-1999), 1950-1960. Oil on canvas. Evening scene of Beacham homestead in Ossipee, NH with view of summit of Mt. Shaw, Ossipee Range behind. Green grass across foreground. Main house at left, facing diagonally to lower left corner. Main house has front porch and double chimneys. Ell at center, facing viewer. Larger barn building with cupola at right, facing lower right. All three buildings painted white. Edge of a red out-building is adjacent to the barn. Mt. Shaw shown in bright green, with dark evening shadows. Dark blue evening sky with purple horizon and large clouds. Signed lower left, "Paul Gray". Partial label taped to stretcher back, typed, "__ HOUSE __". Stretcher: 32" x 40". (Paul Gray painting inventory #99; inventory notes: "The Beacham farm, Upper Beacham Hill Rd, Water Village, Ossipee". Gray-painted wood box frame.
Material:
Textile
Canvas
Dimensions:
H-32 W-40 inches
Provenance:
Gift of the artist.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul E. Gray
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