Creekside
oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, framed 20 x 24 inches
signed and dated lower right, L.F. Tantillo 2009
$9,500
Painting Description and Details
“Creekside Farm,” depicts a Dutch farmstead of the mid to late 17th century in upstate New York. Several such structures are known to have been built along the Papscanee Creek about 6 miles south of the present day city of Albany, New York. The artist has combined the common elements of rural vernacular architecture of that time and incorporated a square or “stolp” barn. The distinct shape of the barn’s roof can be seen in many period buildings including both the first Dutch church of Albany and the first Dutch church of Schenectady. The vessel docked at the farm is a small schallop of approximately 30 feet commonly used for the transport of farm goods and trading supplies in the Hudson River.