Quick Reference
Time Period:
Unknown
Unknown
Location:
Burnt Hill Pasture
Heath, MA
Burnt Hill Pasture
Heath, MA
Medium:
Pastel on Board
Pastel on Board
Type:
Landscape
Landscape
Category:
Pastures
Pastures
Size:
22" x 29"
22" x 29"
Exhibited:
Unknown
Unknown
Purchased:
Unknown
Unknown
Provenance:
NA
NA
Noteworthy:
Burnt Hill, Heath pasture and the Beech Tree was one of RSW's most prolific painting subjects,
however, there are a number of just true pasture paintings such as this painting.
Featured Artwork: High Above The Valley
RSW's Diary Comments
Woodward did not keep a record of his chalk drawings.
Additional Notes
Unnamed: Wintry Hills
The tallest tree on the right side of this painting is
the tallest tree to the left in High Above the Valley
From the pasture in Heath named Burnt Hill. Woodward bought the 160 acre property from close friends for two oil paintings.
What he loved most about the pasture was its panoramic view of the Green Mountains to the east and Woodward's beloved home
and its Buckland Hills to the south.
This vantage point however appears to be to the left of the iconic Beech Tree facing
northeast. It is reminiscent of another chalk drawing, Unnamed: Wintry Hills, to the right, only Unnamed: Wintry Hills
is closer higher and closer to the tree line, positioned further north which one only gets a glimpse of in High Above the Valley.