Woods Scene
1852-1932
Oil on canvas
18 in x 30 in
Undated
Label:
Kentucky artist Harvey Joiner created an extraordinary body of work based upon a simple compositional format, which he repeated, with only slight variation, in hundreds of paintings. Joiner placed rows of towering beech trees—leaning towards each other across a narrow gap in the forest—in a consistent pattern, diminishing the size of the tree from foreground to background as a means of enhancing the illusion of space and depth.
During his lifetime, this formulaic practice earned Joiner steady financial reward and local popularity. His work, usually framed in ornate gold surrounds and embedded in a fly-resistant glass shadow box, was often given as a wedding present.
As Published In:
Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, 2015
As Exhibited In:
The Sight of Sound, TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, August 16–October 28, 2023
Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, November 1, 2015–January 3, 2016, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, January 16–April 10, 2016, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, January 16–April 10, 2016, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC, May 19–August 5, 2017, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA, October 13, 2017–March 25, 2018, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, August 28–December 13, 2018
Executive Mansion of Kentucky, Executive Mansion of Kentucky - Kentucky Governor's Mansion, Frankfort, KY, September 21, 2010–September 9, 2014