Arrochar Park, Staten Island 1903

Robert Julian Onderdonk's "Arrochar Park, Staten Island" is a 1903 landscape painting featuring bare trees against a backdrop of snow-covered ground. The scene suggests a wintery day with a muted palette of browns, grays, and whites, creating a sense of tranquility and solitude. The composition emphasizes the stark beauty of the trees and their branches reaching towards the sky. The painting exemplifies Onderdonk's mastery of capturing atmospheric effects, particularly the starkness of winter.