Kalmia
1905
20th Century
34 in. x 34 in.
Willard Leroy Metcalf,
American,
(July 1, 1858–March 9, 1925)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Museum Purchase through The Nancy B. Krieble Acquisition Fund, with the support of Geddes and Kathy Parsons; The Dorothy Clark Archibald Acquisition Fund; Helen E. Krieble; V. J. Dowling; Max and Sally Belding; Richard and Barbara Booth; Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond; Charles and Irene Hamm; William E. Phillips and Barbara Smith; Andy Baxter; Charles T. Clark; Jonathan L. Cohen; Jim and Hedy Korst; Mr. and Mrs. S. Van Vliet Lyman; Clement C. and Elizabeth Moore; Robert and Betsey Webster; Renée Wilson; Peter and Karen Cummins, and a small group of members
Accession Number:
2009.10
Kalmia depicts the mountain laurel bushes that bloom each June along the banks of the Lieutenant River behind the Griswold House. The style of the painting fuses the flickery brushstrokes of the Impressionist movement --as seen in the bushes in the foreground-with the flat muted style of tonalist painting in the background.