The Daywood Collection at the Huntington Museum of Art

Naomi S. Hosterman (American, 1903-1990)

Portrait of Arthur Spencer Dayton, 1948

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.135

Emil Carlsen (American, b. Denmark, 1853-1932)

The Heavens Are Telling, ca. 1918

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.47

John E. Costigan (American, 1888-1972)

Cloudy Sky, 1935

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.57

John E. Costigan (American, 1888-1972)

Woman, Boy and Goats, 1936

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.56

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Charles Drouet, 1859

etching and drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.261

Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861-1942)

Mid-Ocean, 1922

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.60

Luigi Lucioni (American, b. Italy, 1900-1988)

Apple Tree Design, 1952

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.166

David Young Cameron (Scottish, 1865-1945)

Old St. Etienne, 1907

etching and drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.44

Asa Cheffetz (American, 1896-1965)

The Village Church, Vermont, 1945

wood engraving on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.50

Thomas Willoughby Nason (American,

1889-1971)

Summer Clouds, 1933

wood engraving on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.192

Basil Martin (American, b. England, 1903-1988)

Sunlight and Shadow, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.172

Basil Martin (American, b. England, 1903-1988)

A Woodland Brook, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.171

Jerri Ricci (American, 1916-1995)

Strolling, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.216

Julius Olsson (British,1864-1942)

A Passing Shower in the English Channel

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.201

Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)

Vue du Louvre, ca. 1630

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.38

Herbert Waters (American, b. China, 1903-1996)

Magic of Spring, 1954

wood engraving on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.246

Herbert Waters (American, b. China, 1903-1996)

Century, West Virginia, n.d.

wood engraving on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.277

Fred L. Messersmith (American, 1924-2009)

City of Bridges, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.178

Sara H. Gravatt (American, 1898-1973)

Coal Mining Country, 1934

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.100

Charles Harold Davis (American, 1856-1933)

A June Day, n.d.

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.66

SPACE

Space is the distance between identifiable points or planes.

In Davis' painting, "A June Day", what type of feeling of space do you interpret? Is it an intimate setting? A vast setting? An interior or exterior? Does it give you a particular feeling? Why does the painting give you this feeling?

Now that you have learned the basic elements of art, how can you apply this terminology?

Jesse Floyd Reed (American, 1920-2011)

River Tipple, n.d.

aquatint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.212

Jesse Floyd Reed (American, 1920-2011)

Coal Tipple and Coke Ovens, n.d.

aquatint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.213

Gustave Loiseau (French, 1865-1935)

Les Bords de L'Eure (The Banks of the Eure), ca. 1901

oil on panel

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.164

John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)

The Missed Leap, 1934

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.61

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

St. James Street, 1878

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.260

John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853-1902)

Italian Landscape, ca. 1885

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.243

Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

The Church at Old Lyme, 1924

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.117

Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

Calvary Church in Snow, 1915

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton,1967.1.115

John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)

East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, 1942

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.6

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)

Snow Clouds at Twilight, 1949

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.33

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Jan Lutma, Goldsmith, 1656

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.245

Value is a measure of the relative lightness or darkness. Changes in value help create form.

Look at George Elbert Burr's "Desert Night" and Martin Lewis' "Down to the Sea at Night" and count all the shades of white, gray, and black you can see. How does value create depth in these works?

VALUE

Virtual Tour of

Martin Lewis (American, b. Australia,

1881-1962)

Down to the Sea at Night, 1929

drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.162

George Elbert Burr (American, 1859-1939)

Desert Night, 1921

aquatint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.34

The

Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

The Billboards, New York, 1896

etching with drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.116

Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

Old Lace, 1915

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.120

Daywood Collection

Adolf Dehn (American, 1895 - 1968)

Beach at Wellfleet, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.69

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Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)

Sun Behind the Clouds, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.207

John La Farge (American, 1835-1910)

At Naiserelangi, from Ratu Jonii Mandraiwiwi's "Yavu," July 14, 1891

watercolor and gouache over graphite

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.151

The Elements of Art are the basic vocabulary of art, which include: line, shape, color, texture, space, form, and value.

Art communicates ideas and emotions by visual means: it is a form of language. Learning and understanding the elements of art helps us describe what we see, because art helps us see the world in new and exciting ways.

Watercolor is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution.

These works by Reginald Marsh and Herbert Meyer are created using this method. Although these pieces similar in content, they differ in color and space.

These pieces by Kerr Eby are constructed utilizing a process known as "etching." Etching is a traditional printmaking process, using strong acid or mordant to eat away at the unprotected parts of a metal surface, creating a design incised in the metal. Etching has been around since the Middle Ages, but is still popular today. Well known artists include: Rembrandt van Rijn, Francisco Goya, and Albrecht Dürer.

COLOR

The hues can be separated into color temperatures: warm and cool.

"Skyline" by Reginald Marsh is mainly cool colors, with warm colors added with the water taxis to create contrast.

In "In Taxco, Mexico," Herbert Meyer uses warm and cool colors to create the illusion of space between the buildings.

By This image has been created during "DensityDesign Integrated Course Final Synthesis Studio" at Polytechnic University of Milan, organized by DensityDesign Research Lab in 2016. Image is released under CC-BY-SA licence. Attribution goes to "Carola Barnaba, DensityDesign Research Lab". - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45138408

Color can also convey meaning and/or feeling in a work of art. Keep this in mind when browsing the virtual gallery.

Reginald Marsh (American, b. France, 1898-1954)

Skyline, 1934

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.170

Kerr Eby (American, b. Japan, 1889-1946)

Rough Going, 1919

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.82

Kerr Eby (American, b. Japan, 1889-1946)

Machine Guns, 1922

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.85

Eugene Higgins (American, 1874-1958)

Fisherman's Family, 1926

drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.129

Stow Wengenroth (American, 1906-1978)

Wicasset Window, 1946

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.253

Stow Wengenroth (American, 1906-1978)

Shadows of the Elms, 1946

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.251

René Ménard (French, 1862-1930)

The Rape of Dejanira, 1924

oil on panel

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.176

Kerr Eby (American, b. Japan, 1889-1946)

In the Open, 1927

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.87

Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951)

Running the Rapids, 1927

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.17

Kerr Eby (American, b. Japan, 1889-1946)

Artillery Train, 1919

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.83

Herbert Meyer (American, 1882-1960)

In Taxco, Mexico, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.181

Kerr Eby (American, b. Japan, 1889-1946)

White Water, 1929

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.74

Frank Brangwyn (British, 1867-1956)

Old Bridge, Pavia, 1926

drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.24

James McBey (Scottish, 1883-1959)

Venetian Night, 1925

etching and drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.191

A shape is a two-dimensional area where the boundaries are defined by lines or suggested by changes in color, value, or texture. Shapes can be geometric or organic.

What shapes can you see within Heitland's "Cloudy Noon"?

SHAPE

Wilmont Emerton Heitland (American, 1893-1969)

Cloudy Noon, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.126

Herbert Meyer (American, 1882-1960)

Three Poppies, n.d.

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.180

Marston Dean Hodgin (American, 1903-2003)

Pines in the Dunes, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.130

Gordon Grant (American, 1875-1962)

Lane's End, 1947

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.99

Naomi S. Hosterman (American, 1903-1990)

The Boy, The Loaf and the Fishes, n.d.

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.134

Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862-1939)

Window on the Bay of Villefranche, 1924

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.232

COLOR

The hues can be separated into color temperatures: warm and cool.

Le Sidaner uses mainly cool colors. What mood do you think he was trying to convey? What feeling does this piece create?

"Window on the Bay of Villefranche" by Henri Le Sidaner, a French artist during the 19th and 20th Centuries, is created through the method of oil painting. Oil paint is created by mixing pigments with an oil binder, typically linseed oil.

Color can also convey meaning and/or feeling in a work of art. Keep this in mind when browsing the virtual gallery.

Stow Wengenroth (American, 1906-1978)

The Captain's House, 1945

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.254

Emma Ciardi (Italian, 1879-1933)

Pellestrina, n.d.

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.51

William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835-1900)

Venice Boats, ca. 1875

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.113

Emil Carlsen (American, b. Denmark, 1853-1932)

The Surf, Rocks and Water, ca. 1909

oil on panel

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.46

Stow Wengenroth (American, 1906-1978)

Island Light, 1937

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.250

Victor Charreton (French, 1864-1936)

Massif dans le Parc et la Fontaine au Dreux

oil on panel

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.49

John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)

Sunlight on Stone, 1931

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.4

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Descent from the Cross, 1633

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.244

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

The Balcony, 1879-1880

etching and drypoint on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.264

Martin Lewis (American, b. Australia, 1881-1962)

Winter on White Street, 1934

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.161

Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

Lincoln's Birthday Flags, 1918

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.122

Howard Somerville (Scotland, 1873-1952), Joyce, 1920.

Oil on canvas; 44 1/2 x 34 inches. Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.234.

James Watson (Irish, ca.1740-1790)

Lady Stanhope, n.d.

mezzotint on paper, first state

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.247

John Whorf (American, 1903-1959)

Setting Out, 1944

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.268

Joseph Pennell (American, 1860-1926)

The Woolworth, Through the Arch, 1921

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.204

Howard Somerville (Scottish, 1873-1952)

The Babe, 1921

pencil on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.276

Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)

The Garden Wall, 1880

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.131

George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)

Anne in a Black Hat, 1924

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.12

Naomi S. Hosterman (American, 1903-1990)

Portrait of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1951

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.289

Attributed to Chester Harding (American, 1792-1866)

Portrait of Samuel Adams, n.d.

oil on canvas

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.288

Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1858-1924)

Girl, ca. 1892-1894

monotype on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.209

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Gants de Suede, 1890

lithograph on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.262

George de Forest Brush (American, 18551941)

Gerome Brush, Age 5 Years, ca. 1893

oil on panel

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.32

John Whorf (American, 1903-1959)

Rain, East River, n.d.

watercolor on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.267

Howard Somerville (Scottish, 1873-1952)

Self-Portrait, n.d.

etching on paper

Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton, 1967.1.287

The tactile sensation we experience when we physically encounter a three-dimensional form is texture.

Texture be actual or implied.

"Joyce" is filled with examples of implied texture. Zoom into the painting to see the examples of how Somerville used line, shape, and value to create the illusion of silk and lace.

Space is the distance between identifiable points or planes.

Perspective is the creation of the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image by using mathematical principles.

Value is the lightness or darkness of a surface.

"Lincoln's Birthday Flags" is an example of all three of these elements of art.

Take the time to think about the elements you see in this painting. Can you make out the people walking on the street? What is the weather like in this painting? Take your mouse and zoom in and out.

Lines are the most fundamental element that artists use.

A line is simply the connection of two points, but it defines the boundaries between planes, creates shapes, provides direction for the viewer’s eye and conveys a sense of movement and energy.

Howard Somerville utilized cross-hatching and hatching to create value within these portraits. Zoom in on these portraits to see the line detail.

TEXTURE

SPACE

The Daywood Collection has been an important part of HMA since it was gifted to the museum in 1967. We have heard people refer to the Collection as visiting with old friends.

Arthur Spencer Dayton and Ruth Neeson Woods were married on June 14, 1916. They shared a love of art and literature and together amassed a great collection of both. Purchasing works as they could afford, they attempted to secure the best works available by the artists they wished to include in their collection. They primarily dealt with the MacBeth Gallery in NYC but many of the works were actually bought directly from the artists and later some were given as gifts. Mr. Dayton kept meticulous records and maintained a notebook on the correspondence and provenance of most of the works.

Naomi S. Hosterman painted this portrait of Ruth Woods Dayton in 1951.

Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.

American Impressionism is a style of painting characterized by loose brushwork and vivid colors. The style often depicted landscapes mixed with scenes of upper-class domestic life.

Howard Somerville's "Joyce" is one of our most prized and beloved paintings in the HMA collection.

"Joyce" gives the viewer the illusion of "ravine," which is the phenomenon or illusion in some portraits that the subject's eyes follow you no matter where you stand in the room.

LINE