The Ice Cutters
Julian Alden Weir, The Ice Cutters, 1895, oil on canvas, Gift of Alfred H. and Nancy de C. Corbett in memory of Mrs. Gretchen H. Corbett, public domain, 92.16
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- Title
The Ice Cutters
- Artist
- Date
1895
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
19 3/4 in x 23 3/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: lower left, blue paint: "JA" ? (possibly E and W); lower right, blue paint: "JA [?] Weir '95". Both signatures are very faint, partly covered by the frame and only partially legible with strong raking light.
- Collection Area
American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Alfred H. and Nancy de C. Corbett in memory of Mrs. Gretchen H. Corbett
- Accession Number
92.16
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
The Ice Cutters is one of a series of winter scenes painted by Weir between 1894 and 1897. Stylistically influenced by Japanese prints and his friend, American Impressionist painter John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), Weir achieves a daringly modern composition through his use of closely valued whites in the snow-covered frozen pond.