Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Snow on Alden Brook
Snow on Alden Brook’s scale immerses us in a likeness of the natural world that Neil Welliver came to love while living in Maine and transports us to a fondly remembered moment. Seen from a distance, the falling snow provides a gentle, atmospheric haze to this forest—a little movement in otherwise dormant woods. Viewed up close, each speck of snow appears as a static, deliberate, and meticulously applied dot.
ArtistNeil G. Welliver, 1929–2005
Date1983
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions96 x 96 in.
Signedl.r.: Welliver
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2008.8
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY); Mrs. Katherine Graham, New York, NY, 1984; (Alexandre Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2008
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 8.5× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.