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A horse grazes next to a telephone pole just outside the fence of a brown house beside a yellow…
Winter Scene
A horse grazes next to a telephone pole just outside the fence of a brown house beside a yellow…
A horse grazes next to a telephone pole just outside the fence of a brown house beside a yellow house.
Winter Scene, Augusta Oelschig, 1955, oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Estate of Augusta Oelschig.

Winter Scene

Artist (American, 1918 - 2000)
Date1955
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 18 × 20 inches (45.7 × 50.8 cm)
Framed: 23 1/4 × 25 1/4 inches (59.1 × 64.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Augusta Oelschig.
Object number2019.41.17
On View
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Copyright© Estate of Augusta Oelschig. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis work, really a throwback to Oelschig’s scene paintings of the 30s and 40s, was painted near the current site of Garden homes on Henry Street in Savannah.
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