WILLARD METCALF (1858-1925)
Hawks mountain (638 m - 2, 092 ft)
United States of America (Vermont)
In The North Country, 1923 - oil on canvas, The MET
The mountain
Hawks mountain (638 m - 2, 092 ft) painted by Willard Metcalf is situated in Cavendish, Vermont and should not be confused with Hawks mountain (2,205 - 7,234ft) located in Oregon or with Hawk Mountain (464 m - 1,521 ft), Pennsylvania (like we did previouly ! sorry about that!)
Hawks Mountain, in Vermont, is named for Colonel John Hawks, a “Hero of Fort Massachusetts,” and one of the builders of the historic Crown Point Road. He and his men encamped on the side of the mountain that now bears his name. Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in the Southern Green Mountains biophysical region and is 2,183 acres in size. The previous owners retain the timber rights. The Black River flows along part of the western boundary and a portion of the northern boundary. Cavendish Gulf Road parallels a portion of the southwest boundary. The terrain on the WMA is very steep and rugged, ranging in elevation from approximately 700 feet along the Black River to 1,940 feet on the slopes of Hawks Mountain. Ledge outcrops are common throughout the property and are home to porcupines and bobcats. The WMA is completely forested with red and sugar maple, yellow birch and beech. Patches of red spruce and red oak are scattered throughout. The entire WMA is considered seasonal bear habitat.
Hawks Mountain, in Vermont, is named for Colonel John Hawks, a “Hero of Fort Massachusetts,” and one of the builders of the historic Crown Point Road. He and his men encamped on the side of the mountain that now bears his name. Hawks Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in the Southern Green Mountains biophysical region and is 2,183 acres in size. The previous owners retain the timber rights. The Black River flows along part of the western boundary and a portion of the northern boundary. Cavendish Gulf Road parallels a portion of the southwest boundary. The terrain on the WMA is very steep and rugged, ranging in elevation from approximately 700 feet along the Black River to 1,940 feet on the slopes of Hawks Mountain. Ledge outcrops are common throughout the property and are home to porcupines and bobcats. The WMA is completely forested with red and sugar maple, yellow birch and beech. Patches of red spruce and red oak are scattered throughout. The entire WMA is considered seasonal bear habitat.
Hunting is the primary recreational opportunity. From the south, the property can be accessed from the Cavendish Gulf Road by parking on the shoulder of the road and walking up and over a steep, rocky ridge. From the north, access may be gained by parking at the end of Ina Butler road or off woods roads originating off Carlton Road.
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The painter
Willard Leroy Metcalf was an American artist born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and later attended Académie Julian, Paris. After early figure-painting and illustration, he became prominent as a landscape painter. He was one of the Ten American Painters who in 1897 seceded from the Society of American Artists. For some years he was an instructor in the Women's Art School, Cooper Union, New York, and in the Art Students League, New York. In 1893 he became a member of the American Watercolor Society, New York. Generally associated with American Impressionism, he is also remembered for his New England landscapes and involvement with the Old Lyme Art Colony at Old Lyme, Connecticut and his influential years at the Cornish Art Colony.
Notice about the painting above:
After about 1900, Metcalf devoted himself to painting the woodlands and mountains of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont. "The North Country," the sort of seasonal landscape for which he received national acclaim, reveals his skill in capturing subtle color and light. The broad view, rendered in a rapid, sketchy manner in a palette suited to a late autumn or a winter day, portrays the village of Perkinsville, Vermont, nestled in the sloping countryside below Hawks Mountain. The Black River flows through pasture in the foreground, its smooth waters echoing the overall tranquility of the scene.
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