Cider Press
Artist
Waldo Peirce
(American, 1884 - 1970)
Date1939
MediumWatercolor, ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions14 7/8 x 21 3/4 in. (37.8 x 55.2 cm)
ClassificationsWatercolor
Credit LineHarriet Russell Stanley Fund
Terms
Object number1950.4
Description"Cider Press", painted following his return to Maine, captures a country-side scene and reflects a regionalist influence. He uses a colorful and lively style to capture a utopian-like scene of everyday life at the cider press in Castine, Maine. The small costal village of Castine, in its heyday, was the center for shipbuilding and coastal trading as well as home to the Maine Maritime Academy. Peirce also incorporates elements of a landscape into his depiction of American life, as he captures a boat sailing in the background. The figures at work on each side of the painting in effect frame the figures working with the cider press at the center.On View
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