Celia's Arbor

Lilian Westcott Hale American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 769

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.

Celia's Arbor, Lilian Westcott Hale (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1880–1963 St. Paul, Minnesota), Oil on canvas, American

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