Oil on masonite
Chauncey Foster Ryder (American, 1868-1949)
'The Hills Through the Trees'
Signed lower left 'Chauncey F. Ryder'
Dimensions: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Dimensions, framed: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 2 in. (47 x 57.2 x 5.1 cm.)

Ryder’s use of color forces the viewer to experience the contrasting elements that are found in this mountainous picture. The dark green trees are settled between the soft, light-blue mountain in the background and the bright green grass in the foreground. These elements combine to show the audience what Ryder saw as he traveled throughout the rocky Appalachians.

This painting measures 12 x 16 inches and is an oil on masonite with the artist’s signature in the lower left corner.

Yellowing to varnish; slight surface dirt; frame abrasions visible along lower left corner; slight loss lower left corner. Under UV, pin-hole loss in center right. Otherwise appears in basic good condition.

Chauncey Foster Ryder (American, 1868-1949)

Chauncey Foster Ryder was an American Tonalist landscape painter born in Danbury, Connecticut in 1868. At the age of 23 he moved to Chicago, where he began training at the Art Institute and at Smith's Art Academy. In 1901 Ryder moved to Paris and enrolled at the Académie Julian, studying under Jean-Paul Laurens and Raphael Collin. He first showed at the Paris Salon in 1903 and continued to exhibit there annually for the following four years. In 1907 he returned to New York and began to show at Macbeth Galleries. Ryder continued to paint till his death in 1949 in Wilton, New Hampshire.