Featured Artwork: Unnamed #04, Beech Tree

As unfinished, Woodward would not have written or commented in his artwork diary. All the works of art were framed for their preservation in 2017.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This drawing most closely resembles A View from Burnt Hill, however, there is not enough color added to say if it would have been the same season.

RSW begin making the trip to Heath around the same time he got his first car, a Nash, in 1925-26. He soon discovered the pasture called Burnt Hill where the Beech Tree resided. He would buy the land in 1940 and build a small studio there- The Heath Studio. He enjoyed many years there entertaining friends, picnicing, camping, and of course painting. The studio burned down in 1950, his third studio fire and it is said that when he saw the burned down studio, he turned, left, and never returned. For more click the following link : The Beech Tree

This incomplete artwork was found in a forgotten shipping crate stored in an attic, as seen below, along with twenty other pieces. The crate is in excellent condition and is a wonderful example of how RSW shipped his paintings about the country to exhibit in various shows.

The crate as it was discovered.

A close up of the "WITH CARE" label

A picture of the top, with the address label

A look inside the crate, lined with newspaper

A closer look at the wood and nails

A picture of the newspaper lining