Chauncey Foster Ryder (American, 1868-1949)
The Quiet of Winter
signed 'Chancey F. Ryder' (lower left), titled on a label from William Macbeth, New York (affixed to the reverse) and on an exhibition label from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (affixed to the back of the frame)
watercolor and gouache on board
16 x 20 in.
framed 25 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.
Footnotes:
Provenance
The estate of Chase Mishkin, New York.

Exhibited
Philadelphia, Tenth Annual Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and The Philadelphia Water Color Club, November 10-December 15, 1912, catalogue no. 58, p. 11.

N.B.
Chase Mishkin (1937-2022), a prolific theatrical producer and a flamboyant personality, was one of the most prominent female producers on Broadway. Though consistently involved in the arts as a philanthropist (she served on President Carter's Advisory Committee on the Arts), she began her professional career in Los Angeles after the death of her husband, a carpet manufacturer. She soon moved to New York where she won two Tony Awards and brought the beloved character Dame Edna Everage to Broadway, along with dozens of shows including The Beauty Queen of Leenane and the musical adaptation of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

The board is tacked to a strainer near the center of each edge. There are light brown stains (appearing to be from moisture) scattered throughout. Craquelure with flaking and small pigment losses lies in areas of white gouache (particularly those with the greatest impasto). Pale toning and staining is evident near the edges. There are tack holes near the edges and areas of wear near the corners.