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Coulton Waugh — Sun Forest
Coulton Waugh

Sun Forest

This luminous forest scene depicts tall dark tree trunks framing dappled sunlight filtering through dense foliage. The composition uses strong vertical lines created by the trees to organize the composition, while warm yellows and greens dominate the palette, creating a sense of radiant natural light penetrating the woodland. Characteristic of mid-twentieth-century American regionalism, the painting captures the lush landscapes of New England with expressive brushwork and a focus on the interplay of light and shadow. The work reflects the Provincetown art tradition of plein-air landscape painting, translating direct observation of nature into a more stylized, emotionally resonant composition.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $500$700

Lot 114

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Coulton Waugh, Sun Forest

This luminous forest scene depicts tall dark tree trunks framing dappled sunlight filtering through dense foliage. The composition uses strong vertical lines created by the trees to organize the composition, while warm yellows and greens dominate the palette, creating a sense of radiant natural light penetrating the woodland. Characteristic of mid-twentieth-century American regionalism, the painting captures the lush landscapes of New England with expressive brushwork and a focus on the interplay of light and shadow. The work reflects the Provincetown art tradition of plein-air landscape painting, translating direct observation of nature into a more stylized, emotionally resonant composition.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.8 x 61 cm
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Foliage, Forest Landscape, Naturalistic, Warm Palette, 20th Century, Light And Shadow, Landscape Painting, Trees, Sunlight, Figurative Abstraction, Vertical Composition, Woodland, Yellow Green, Canvas, American Regionalism, Oil Painting, Nature, Expressionist, New England, Cape Cod School

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