Catalogue entry
821
Sheep
1912
Oil on board
8 x 10 1/2 in. (20.32 x 26.67 cm)
Unsigned; inscribed verso in artist's hand, "Sheep"
Provenance
Walter and Verna McCutcheon Logan
Exhibitions
The Gunn Memorial Library and Museum, Picture Perfect: The Art of John Folinsbee, Summer/Fall 2003.
Published References
Jensen, Kirsten M. Folinsbee Considered. Hudson Hills Press, 2013, p. 30, color ill. ; p. 222, cat entry.
Notes
Sheep was probably painted during the winter or early spring before Folinsbee went to Woodstock to study with Birge Harrison and John Carlson, but it shows that he was already beginning to paint landscapes with an attention to light and atmosphere, and with the kind of restricted, tonal palette that Harrison favored. The small sketch also represents a midpoint in Folinsbee's early technical development, between his earliest work with Jonas Lie and his future studies in Woodstock.
Record last updated April 22, 2015. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Jensen, Kirsten M. ""Sheep, 1912 (JFF.821)." In John F. Folinsbee Catalogue Raisonné. www.johnfolinsbee.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=821 (accessed on May 3, 2024).