Fifty-eight paintings by Homer DMartin . bove tbe fore^^mass liketowering sentinels. On tbe left, dense gro wtbs of treesline tbe border of tbe water, a few tall pines beingconspicuous near at band. Fartber back along tbe left,above tbe fore^ at tbe waters edge, tbe lofty moun^tain peaks arise, bere brown, yonder paHng to a dis?tant bluisbsgreen. But above all is tbe wondrous sky—one of tbe fine^ ever put in paint, it seems. In won^derful aerial perspective are tbe tumbling, rolling,floating masses—soHd, yet ligbt as tbeir sub^ancesuggests—glowing in sunset reflections—wbite, gray,creamy*yello
Fifty-eight paintings by Homer DMartin . bove tbe fore^^mass liketowering sentinels. On tbe left, dense gro wtbs of treesline tbe border of tbe water, a few tall pines beingconspicuous near at band. Fartber back along tbe left,above tbe fore^ at tbe waters edge, tbe lofty moun^tain peaks arise, bere brown, yonder paHng to a dis?tant bluisbsgreen. But above all is tbe wondrous sky—one of tbe fine^ ever put in paint, it seems. In won^derful aerial perspective are tbe tumbling, rolling,floating masses—soHd, yet ligbt as tbeir sub^ancesuggests—glowing in sunset reflections—wbite, gray,creamy*yellow, rose?kissed—again taking a smokybue—in a pale blue sky. Tbe ligbt in tbem is strong*e^ over tbe mountain tops, and reflections of tbe cloudsand woods appear in tbe rippKng mirror of tbe lake. Formerly in the collection of the late Dr. Fessenden N. Otis, who obtained itfrom the artist. Signed at the lower right, H. D. Martin (with a date not clearly decipherable,but in the 60s). PROPERTY OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB, NEW
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