Residence of Charles W. Scudder
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Title
Residence of Charles W. Scudder
Subject
Residence; Homestead; Barn; Field; Haying; Scudder, Charles W.
Description
Watercolor and gouache on biege paper depicting a view of the Charles W. Scudder homestead. Foreground consists of haying fields bounded towards the midground by split rail fence and road; farmer drives team of two horses pulling a sickle bar mower through uncut hay, piles of hay throughout field to right side, pair of farmers gathering hay onto cart pulled by two horses; one-horse covered carriage travels along road in center of painting. Midground depicts two-and-a-half story white house with green shutters to center right, fenced in with white pickets; planted saplings in field to right of house; two cows grazing in field to left of house, trees line the field and fence along the road; six red farm buildings clustered behind house and cowfield, woman feeding poultry to left side. Background fades into low hills and fields, sky above painted light blue with grey and white clouds clustered throughout. Painting is bordered with thin grey line and titled below "Residence of Charles W. Scudder. near Huntington. L.I."
Creator
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Source
Edward Lange (1846-1912), Residence of Charles W. Scudder, 1880, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 13.5 x 17.5 in. (unframed); 20.125 x 24.125 in. (framed), Huntington Historical Society, 1980.165
Date
1880
Format
13.5 x 17.5 in. (unframed); 20.125 x 24.125 in. (framed)
Type
Painting
Identifier
Signed lower right corner, "Edward Lange. Artist. 1880 Elwood Suffolk Co. N.Y."; Pencil inscription at lower right reads "before other part of Barn was added on" (likely later addition)
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Spatial Coverage
New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; Huntington
Rights Holder
Huntington Historical Society, 1980.165
Citation
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist], “Residence of Charles W. Scudder,” The Art of Edward Lange , accessed September 25, 2023, https://edwardlange.omeka.net/items/show/29.