An intriguing example of Walter’s work, Garden Scene is at once both a landscape and a still life, and is rendered with the lively palette that her earned repeated praise from critics over her extensive career. One is immediately drawn to the pop of red in the center chair, which contrasts boldly with the variable greens of the outdoor setting, while the sunspots filtering through the trees carry one’s eyes around the rest of the composition. There are no figures in the painting, yet, like her traditional still lifes comprised of flowers, fruit, and household objects, their presence is still felt, as if they have just set out for a short walk in the woods and will return any moment for a rest in the shade.

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Provenance:

The artist

To the Estate of the Artist

With David David Gallery, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To private collection, Pennsylvania

Eventually with Freeman's Auction, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To private collection, Duxbury, Massachusetts, December 2020 to present

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(verso of canvas in red) #381