[IMAGE, Top of page]: Oyster House, oil.



-ings appears at once broad and narrow: broad in the sense that he painted all the seasons, and narrow because only New England is portrayed. There is no question that his paintings mean much to many, for they represent to his admirers that which they themselves love. Comparing this artist to either his own contemporaries or two men in another error is not possible or necessary, for those who like his paintings like them for very obvious reasons. He was a fine draftsman, a talented colorist, and a perfectionist in his demands on himself. He did not attempt to paint people for he cannot do it to his own satisfaction. He did not attempt to alter his subject matter for he loved the land as he saw it. During the forty-two years that he painted, his talent grew steadily for he was never satisfied. His early canvases are bolder and less serene than his later paintings.

Robert Strong Woodward was an artist who took pride in the New England that he loved, and he did indeed "express it for the world."

HENRY G. HAFF '71