William McKendree Snyder (Indiana, 1848-1930) oil on canvas autumn landscape painting. A leaf-strewn road leads through a forest, thick with finely detailed trees, toward a cottage in the distance. Signed "W. McK. Snyder" lower right. Numbered en verso of stretcher. Molded giltwood frame. Sight: 27 1/4 in W x 17 1/2 in. H. Frame: 33 in. W x 24 in. H. Biography: William McKendree Snyder was a forerunner of the Brown County Art Colony artists and is best known for his detailed depictions of Indiana landscapes. As a youth, he served in the Civil War and survived being captured and imprisoned at Andersonville. After the war, he studied with Inesco Williams in Cincinnati before going east. He was influenced by the Hudson River School and studied with George Inness, Alexander Wyant, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Eaton and William Hunt between 1872 and 1875. Upon returning to Indiana, he frequently painted in New Albany and in Brown County, making him a forerunner of the Brown County Art Colony artists (Source: Indiana University Southeast).

Painting in overall very good condition. Likely relined, with light craquelure. Not examined out of frame. Frame also in very good condition, with a few spots of minor wear.

Private Tennessee collection.