A country road curves away through a stand of bare hardwoods, low winter light throwing long shadows across the packed snow. One maple still holds a cluster of rust-red leaves, a last note of autumn caught against the white. A brass identification plate on the reverse, original to the piece, records the title and the date: 1950.
About Frank Panabaker
Frank Panabaker (1904–1992) trained under McGillivray Knowles before attending the Ontario College of Art and New York’s Grand Central School of Art. He held his first professional exhibition in 1927 and remained one of a small number of Canadian painters able to support himself by his art alone, through the Depression and after. Sara Delano Roosevelt purchased one of his paintings as a gift for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and it hung in the White House for years. He became an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy, a member of the Allied Artists of America, a trustee of the National Gallery of Canada, and was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction in 1996. Panabaker worked independently of the Group of Seven, describing himself instead as “the Group of One.”
Artwork Details
- Artist: Frank Panabaker
- Title: Early Evening Winter Road Scene
- Medium: Oil on Panel
- Size: 16″ h × 20″ w
- Subject: Winter Road, Forest
- Style: Canadiana
- Art Category: Original
- Framing: Original period frame
Care and Display
This painting is 75 years old. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from humidity or heating vents, and dust the surface only with a soft, dry brush.
Framing and Shipping
The painting is presented in its original carved wood frame, finished in warm gilt tones, with outside dimensions of approximately 21.5″ h × 25.5″ w. It arrives ready to hang. We pack and crate historical works of this kind for shipping, or can arrange local pickup in Ancaster, Ontario. Contact us if you would like a virtual placement of this piece on your own wall before you commit.
See more of Frank Panabaker’s work on his artist biography page.
