# Chestnut Trees in Bloom

**William Henry Holmes** (born Cadiz, OH 1846-died Royal Oak, MI 1933)  
n.d.  
oil on canvas  
18 x 23 7/8 in. (45.6 x 60.7 cm.)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1962.4.20. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=10647).

## About this work

William Henry Holmes painted this (n.d.). It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [William Henry Holmes](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-henry-holmes)

born Cadiz, OH 1846-died Royal Oak, MI 1933

Holmes trained as an artist and began as a scientific illustrator at the Smithsonian, then joined the Hayden Survey of the American West; his panoramic geological drawings, of Yellowstone and later the Grand Canyon, set a standard for accuracy. He became an archaeologist and anthropologist, heading the Bureau of American Ethnology, and later directed the National Gallery of Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, while continuing to paint watercolours.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Real size: about 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 16 × 20 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Subjects: Trees, Landscapes, Chestnut tree, Seasons, Spring
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1919.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1919/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/chestnut-trees-in-bloom-si-saam-1962-4-20).