Quick Reference

Time Period:
1933

Location:
Union Street
Boston, MA

Medium:
Chalk Drawing

Type:
Urban Landscape

Gallery:
Boston

Size:
22 x 29

Exhibited:
Unknown

Purchased:
Unknown

Provenance:
NA

Noteworthy:

This painting is one of several "Boston" pieces done by RSW.

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RSW's Diary Comments

None.



Additional Notes

Boston Globe, March 10, 1931 by A. J. Philpott

"...a picture that should be in the 'old state house', for it shows one of the few architectural bits of old Boston along Union Street which carry back to the 18th century. And it is painted in just the right key."


Note the above critique refers to the oil painting, of which this drawing was a copy. We do not know the whereabouts of the oil.


A large portion of the right-hand side appears unfinished. It was not uncommon in a number of RSW pastels, however, this one leaves sketched structures undone. It is signed and titled and RSW never did that unless he was satisfied.


This chalk drawing is privately owned.


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