The White Bridge
John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902)
after 1895
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- 75 × 75 cm (29 1/2 × 29 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- Connecticut
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The White Bridge depicts Horseneck Brook, which traversed John Henry Twachtman's Connecticut property. The artist painted at least six versions of the bridge over the course of six years; however, its shape is slightly different in each work. Twachtman may have altered the actual bridge or simply changed its appearance in each painting. Loosely rendered with feathery brushstrokes of green and rich brown, and incorporating expanses of unprimed canvas, this scene captures the rapid growth and verdant blossoming of spring.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
