Gibson Byrd

Two Walking Near River, 1991

15.625 × 24.938 ″ Framed: 22.875 × 31.875 × 1.125 ″ Pastel on paper

Two figures are seen in the right foreground of the composition. The figure on the left wears a green scarf a long brown coat and red pants. The figure on the right wears a dark brown coat with like grey brown pants. The bottom half of the composition is tan field going up to a blue river in the upper middle. There are four trees, two on each side of the composition in front of the river. The one to the far left is purple, red and the one to to the right of that is tall and tan in color. The most prominent and defined tree is on the right with a thick grey trunk and defined branches. There is a large bush or tree to the far right in a grey color. Across the river are a bunch of different color trees lining the horizon. The sky is bright blue with a few white clouds on the right of the composition behind the defined tree. This piece is held in a light wooden frame, covered in class, and a cream mat.

 

Credit Line:

Collection of Cedarburg Art Museum, Gift of Brian Byrd and Gwain Meyer

Inventory ID:

2021.06