Gordon, Benjamin (1878-1940). We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you’re able to help 9 more images at FAP.
The Lake: In the foreground, trees bent through years of snow; behind them an alpine lake and glaciered mountain under cerulean skies. Much of this painting is based upon a pair of complementary colors, played out in different juxtapositions. In subject matter (the mountains) and its color palette it resembles other works of this period, all of them perhaps owing a debt to Maxfield Parrish.
Woods and Stream: Judging from the brushstrokes, we appear to be located at a river's bend, our view of the sky obstructed by trees but inferable by a play of light in the water. With the exception of two sharply defined tree trunks, most of Gordon's painting emphasizes autumnal color over form; a few dabs at lower right become a principle drama.
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