Catskill Stream
Gordon Stevenson
American Art
In direct emulation of the famous John Singer Sargent, whom he had met in London, the society portraitist Gordon Stevenson adopted the practice of painting landscapes in watercolor during his summer travels. The lasting impact of Sargent’s innovative approach and technical freedom in the medium—developed during the first decade of the century—is visible in Stevenson’s effort to achieve a similar degree of coloristic brilliance and in his deft manipulation of liquid washes.
MEDIUM
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on cream, thick, rough-textured wove paper
DATES
ca. 1932
DIMENSIONS
14 x 19 3/4 in. (35.6 x 50.2 cm)
Frame: 18 x 24 x 1 1/2 in. (45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower left: "Gordon Stevenson"
ACCESSION NUMBER
33.483
CREDIT LINE
John B. Woodward Memorial Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION
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