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Pastures, Branchville, Connecticut
Also known as: Pastures, Greenwich, Connecticut
About the Artwork
In the mid-1880s a group of American artists joined together to promote the expressive qualities of pastel. As a member of this group, known as the Society of Painters in Pastel, Twachtman contributed actively to their last three exhibitions in 1888, 1889, and 1890. As in this example, Twachtman incorporated the tone of his papers into his imagery, so that the paper becomes a part of the design itself. The most frequent subjects of his pastels were views of the fields and undulating countryside of Greenwich, Connecticut, with gentle rhythms punctuated by occasional trees and patches of wildflowers.
Inscriptions
signed, lower left, in crayon: J.H. Twachtman - ; along right edge, in graphite: 25 17 1/2 x 14
Provenance
?-1946: E. R. Brumley, New York, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH 1946-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
John Henry Twachtman Retrospective. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (October 7-November 20, 1966). American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998). Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004). Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902)
- Date
- c. 1888–91
- Medium
- pastel on composition board
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 37.9 x 45.7 cm (14 15/16 x 18 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Gift of E. R. Brumley
- Accession no.
- 1946.72
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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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