Swing at the Old Inn by Mabel Wheelock, 1919
2022.94.01
Panel
Oil
Likely a model posing for a plein air painting as Ox-Bow was famed for in the 1920s
Artworks1910 Ox-Bow
Winthers, Sally
2022.94
Purchase
Wheelock, Mabel Louise 1887-1950
20 in
13-3/4 in
2nd floor gallery/conference room
Very Good
Ox-Bow Inn/Riverside Hotel/Shriver family homeOx-Bow/Summer School of Art
Mabel Louise Wheelock 1887 - 1950 Swing at the Old Inn 1919 | oil on panel Mabel Wheelock is primarily known as a landscape painter, active in Illinois and California. In this fine example of Wheelock's work, she captures the nuances of summer atmosphere by contrasting warm tones on the model's sunlit clothing with the cool shadows of the background. The work shows the impressionistic influence of Ox-Bow cofounder Frederick Fursman, with whom Wheelock studied in the early 1920s. The "Old Inn" of the title is the 1873 Charles Shriver home that serves today as the Ox-Bow Inn on the Ox-Bow campus. Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center Accession: 2022.94
12/14/2022
10/02/2025