(Albany, New York, 1857 - 1937, Glen Ridge, New Jersey)
c. 1900-1910
Oil on fabric
28 x 30 in. (71.1 x 76.2 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Bequest of Edwin C. Shaw
1955.27
Eaton is best known for his images of white pine forests in central New England, a series to which this work belongs. Here, the painter silhouetted a group of trees against a warm twilight sky, transforming their shape into a beautiful decorative pattern. This may reflect Eaton’s knowledge of Asian art, which profoundly influenced many American artists around the turn of the last century.