In the Park c. 1915 - 1925
elizadrapergardiner
minneapolisinstituteofart
drawing, coloured-pencil, print
portrait
drawing
coloured-pencil
water colours
landscape
ukiyo-e
figuration
coloured pencil
united-states
genre-painting
"In the Park" is a color woodcut created by Eliza Draper Gardiner between 1915 and 1925. The artwork depicts a young boy, dressed in blue and black, feeding a white goose in a park. The goose is standing on a grassy bank, looking up at the boy, with other geese swimming in a pond in the background. Gardiner's work is known for its charming depictions of everyday life and its use of vibrant colors, and this print is a fine example. The image evokes a sense of quiet contentment and the simple joys of nature.
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Eliza Draper Gardiner’s scenes of childhood combine sentimentality with strong composition. Here the arrangement is especially effective: the area circumscribed by the curved tree and curved bank echoes the form of a goose’s rear end. The subtle palette and painterly color—so characteristic of Gardiner’s work—suggest the innocence of childhood. Gardiner draws us into the scene through the boy’s total absorption in the bird’s movements. Let’s hope the boy has enough treats to satisfy the goose! A lifelong art teacher and lifelong Rhode Islander, Gardiner converted a barn into a studio on a small cove near Providence. After printing her woodcuts, she hung them on a clothesline to dry, just the kind of thing a child in one of her prints might have done.
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