Into the Green Recessed Woods They Flew
1885
Medium
Brown and white gouache, with touches of black gouache, on cream wood-pulp laminate board
Dimensions
42.9 × 35.4 cm (16 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
39844
Art Historical Context
Created in 1885 by American artist Will Hicock Low, *Into the Green Recessed Woods They Flew* captures a sense of movement and mystery through its evocative title. Rendered in brown and white gouache with touches of black on cream wood-pulp laminate board, the drawing measures just under 17 by 14 inches. This medium, known for its opaque and velvety qualities, allowed Low to build rich tonal contrasts and subtle textures that suggest depth within a wooded landscape. Housed in the Prints and Drawings department of the Art Institute of Chicago, the work reflects the late nineteenth-century inte...
About the Artist
Will Hicock Low · 1853–1932
Will Hicock Low (1853–1932) was an American painter and illustrator whose career bridged the Gilded Age and the early twentieth century, and who played an important role in bringing French academic ideals to American art. Born in Albany, New York, Low received his most formative training in Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and in the atelier of Carolus-Duran, the celebrated Fren...