COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1917.200
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AIC_.1917.200
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Twachtman, John Henry
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Twachtman, John Henry
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1853-1902 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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American; 1853-1902 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
John Henry Twachtman
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John Henry Twachtman
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Icebound
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Icebound
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1889
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c. 1889
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1884
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1884
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1894
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1894
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
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Oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
During the last decade of his life, John Henry Twachtman painted numerous views of the landscape surrounding his home on Round Hill Road in Greenwich, Connecticut. Icebound is one of Twachtman's many winter scenes that revere the season as conducive to contemplation and regeneration, a departure from the typical view of winter as a dead, barren time of year. The dense, gradually built up layers of paint in Icebound mimic the accumulation of snow on the frozen ground, and the sinuous curves that define the snow and ice against the water suggest movement in an otherwise tranquil environment. Almost square in format, the painting's harmonious composition allows the viewer to contemplate the scene from many perspectives.
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During the last decade of his life, John Henry Twachtman painted numerous views of the landscape surrounding his home on Round Hill Road in Greenwich, Connecticut. Icebound is one of Twachtman's many winter scenes that revere the season as conducive to contemplation and regeneration, a departure from the typical view of winter as a dead, barren time of year. The dense, gradually built up layers of paint in Icebound mimic the accumulation of snow on the frozen ground, and the sinuous curves that define the snow and ice against the water suggest movement in an otherwise tranquil environment. Almost square in format, the painting's harmonious composition allows the viewer to contemplate the scene from many perspectives.
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States,Connecticut
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North and Central America,North America,United States,Connecticut
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
unframed:25 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (64. 2 x 76.6 cm)framed: 36 5/8 x 41 3/4 in. (93 x 106.1 cm)
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unframed:25 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (64. 2 x 76.6 cm)framed: 36 5/8 x 41 3/4 in. (93 x 106.1 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1917.200
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1917.200
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Signed, lower right : "J. H. Twachtman"
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Signed, lower right : "J. H. Twachtman"
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E27535.TIF
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AIC_.E27535.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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