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Deer in a Deep Woods

Ralph Albert Blakelock

Artwork Details

Deer in a Deep Woods
1862-1904
Ralph Albert Blakelock
oil on canvas
22 ¼ x 28 3/8 x 3 in. (56.52 x 72.07 x 7.62 cm)
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet
1983/1.83

Description

Subject Matter:

Blakelock eschewed a literal transcription of nature, preferring to paint evocative and emotional paintings of illuminated moments in nature, of moonlit landscapes depicting the wilderness and solitude. “Deer in a Deep Woods” includes a solitary figure of deer absorbed into the setting rather than being the focus of the painting, and is imbued with a melancholy drawn from Blakelock’s deeply felt response to nature.

Physical Description:

Landscape painting depicting trees with a solitary deer in the center of the canvas

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