My! But it's a poor Effort, Chorley Wood, England

Carl Schaefer

BIRTH YEAR 1903

BIRTH PLACE Hanover, Ontario

DEATH YEAR 1995

DEATH PLACE Toronto, Ontario

MEDIUM Watercolour on paper

DATE 1944

DIMENSIONS 31.1cm x 28.6cm

ACCESSION NUMBER 2016.12.01

CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: the Laura Brandon Collection of Canadian Women’s Art, Ottawa Art Gallery, gift of Laura Brandon, 2016

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A dark watercolour presenting a forest with a central focus on a dead tree trunk. Elements are depicted with quick and expressive brushstrokes and detailed with smaller black lines. Dark green and dark blue tones enhance the feeling of an incoming storm.

My! But it's a poor Effort, Chorley Wood, England

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