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Vollian Burr Rann — Drift Snow
Vollian Burr Rann

Drift Snow

This winter landscape depicts a snow-covered rural homestead dominated by a striking red brick chimney and roofline rising against a pale blue sky. In the foreground, a weathered wooden structure with dark timber framing sits buried in deep snow, while the surrounding hillside recedes into atmospheric perspective. The painting exemplifies the regionalist tradition of mid-twentieth-century American landscape painting, with its focus on vernacular architecture and rural New England subject matter rendered in loose, expressive brushwork. The artist captures the stark drama of winter through bold contrasts between the warm red accents and cool blue-white tonalities that define the composition.

Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 119

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Vollian Burr Rann, Drift Snow

This winter landscape depicts a snow-covered rural homestead dominated by a striking red brick chimney and roofline rising against a pale blue sky. In the foreground, a weathered wooden structure with dark timber framing sits buried in deep snow, while the surrounding hillside recedes into atmospheric perspective. The painting exemplifies the regionalist tradition of mid-twentieth-century American landscape painting, with its focus on vernacular architecture and rural New England subject matter rendered in loose, expressive brushwork. The artist captures the stark drama of winter through bold contrasts between the warm red accents and cool blue-white tonalities that define the composition.

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

Related themes

Mid Century Art, Vernacular Building, Landscape Painting, Rural Architecture, Cape Cod, Winter Landscape, Snow Scene, Regionalism, Maritime Region, Red Brick Chimney, American Realism, Oil Painting, Expressionist Technique, Cold Weather, Provincetown School, New England, Blue White Palette, Abandoned Structure, Atmospheric Perspective, Panel Painting

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