Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Old Hill Studio, West Nyack, N.Y.
Object Number:
1956.158
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Watercolor and a touch of gouache over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 19 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 49.5 cm )
Marks:
Verso inscribed vertically along right edge: "The Old Hill Studio."
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed vertically along right edge: "The Old Hill Studio."
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
This building was erected by John William Hill (q.v.) at what was then Clarksville, now West Nyack, New York, It was used by him as a studio and also by his son, John Henry Hill. A photograph of the building, ca. 1895, after remodeling by John Henry Hill, was presented to the Society by the same donor. The building is still standing.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Adirondack Museum
Provenance:
Charles M. Hill, nephew of the artist; Harold Hochshild, N.Y.C.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
