Quick Reference
Time Period:
c. 1932
c. 1932
Location:
near Adams, MA
near Adams, MA
Medium:
Pastel on Board
Pastel on Board
Type:
Landscape
Landscape
Category:
Landscape & Views, Pastures
Landscape & Views, Pastures
Size:
22" x 29"
22" x 29"
Exhibited:
Unknown
Unknown
Purchased:
Unknown
Unknown
Provenance:
NA
NA
Noteworthy:
Mt. Greylock was the subject of numerous paintings by the artist. In fact, the earliest chalk
drawing we know of is the 1924, Greylock in Autumn.
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Featured Artwork: A Glimpse Of Greylock
RSW's Diary Comments
• Woodward did not keep records of the pastels he called "chalk drawings."
Additional Notes
This is a very unusual perspective of Mount Greylock. We cannot tell if it is from North Adams, or Florida, or perhaps Plainfield.
While we do not have an exact date for the chalk drawing, there appears to
be evidence of some mold. The mold helps us narrow that time period down to the early 1930s. A bad batch of
pastels, either poorly stored or got wet unfortunately spoiled a number of paintings from that time.
This painting now hangs in the Pocumtuck Valley
Memorial Association (PVMA) Museum, Deerfield, MA, along with: Farmer's
Castle and Through Summer Hills (Chalk)