Oil Painting, Opening the Door, by George W. Mark, circa 1845
THF172048 / Oil Painting, Opening the Door, by George W. Mark, circa 1845
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Artifact Overview
George Washington Mark was a successful house, sign, and furniture painter in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in the early 1800s. Sometime in the 1830s and 40s, he tried his hand at more artistic endeavors creating paintings of local interest -- generally landscapes and historic subjects. In the early 1840s, he opened a gallery of his own works in Greenfield -- this painting is considered his masterpiece.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
circa 1845
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Gallery
Object ID
66.117.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 72 in (unframed)
Width: 60 in (unframed)
Height: 82 in (EST. framed)
Width: 70 in (EST. framed)
Inscriptions
On back (painted): 1
Center lower front (painted or stickered): 17
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