Celia's Arbor
A leading American Impressionist working at the turn of the twentieth century, Lilian Westcott Hale is associated with the genteel Boston School. Her subjects are typical of that group—upper-class domestic settings populated by women and children. Best known for her vaporous charcoal and graphite drawings, Hale brought a similar touch to her paintings, working in subtly modulated strokes with contrasting highlights. "Celia’s Arbor," which retains its original Stanford White-designed frame, has been described as capturing the "elusive mystery of suffused sunlight." It was exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, held in San Francisco in 1915.
Artwork Details
- Title: Celia's Arbor
- Artist: Lilian Westcott Hale (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1880–1963 St. Paul, Minnesota)
- Date: ca. 1910
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 22 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (56.5 x 47.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1924
- Object Number: 24.59.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Lilian Westcott Hale
ca. 1900–60
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ca. 1915
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