New England Winter

Artist John Whorf (American, 1903-1959)

Date1925

DimensionsH: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm); W: 24 5/8 in. (62.5 cm)

MediumWatercolor on paper.

ClassificationDrawings

Credit LineGift of Charles Lockhart McKelvy

Object number

1937.29

Not on View

Label TextKnown for his watercolor paintings, John Whorf was born in Massachusetts and attended the museum school at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He later studied and worked in Paris. Somewhat eclectic in style, Whorf was influenced in subject matter and technique by the work of Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth. Some of these influences can be seen in this vigorous and strong watercolor.Published ReferencesThe Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, no. 81, March 1938, p. 13.

The Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, no. 108, June 1945, pp. 11-12, repr. p. 11.

Toledo Museum of Art, The Toledo Museum of Art, American Paintings, Toledo, 1979, p. 113, pl. 200.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Earthly Beauty, May 29-Sept. 6, 2015.