Object Details
Artist
Torvald Arnst Hoyer, born Copenhagen, Denmark 1872-died Chicago, IL 1949
Luce Center Label
Torvald Hoyer created many images based on his travels, often painting them from memory many years later. In this painting the tiny dabs of paint create a soft, hazy image, evoking the effect of snow on the landscape. This scene was probably inspired by a childhood memory, and the small figure pulling a sled may be the artist himself, looking for adventure in the unexpected spring snow.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Date
1937
Object number
1979.10.4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Folk Art
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 7/8 x 24 in. (76.0 x 61.0 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 22A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure group
Landscape\season\spring
Landscape\weather\snow
Recreation\sport and play\sledding
New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\Illinois
Architecture Exterior\domestic\house
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1979.10.4