Winter Scene: Canal Near New Hope, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Sale, Christie’s, New York, New York, June 5, 1997, Lot 66

Lincoln Glenn, LLC, New York, New York

Related Works

Sunny Slopes, oil on canvas, 40 ⅛ x 50 ⅛ inches, signed lower right: George Gardner Symons; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.

The Winter Sun, 1909, oil on canvas, 47 ¼ x 71 ½ inches, signed lower right: Gardner Symons; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Note

Symons traveled extensively in pursuit of artistic subjects, especially enjoying the challenge of depicting wintry landscapes, which he painted outdoors in the elements. He is one of America’s most notable plein air painters, best known for his New England snow scenes.