Abstract Painting by Hildegarde Haas: Top of the Slope

The trees have turned to shards, and the hill has not complained.

Top of the Slope is an abstract painting by Hildegarde Haas (1926-2002), from the United States, ca. 1950, in casein on Masonite. Casein, a fast-drying, milk-based paint with a matte surface, appealed to many American painters of the period, who were breaking landscape down into planes of color. Red and orange tree forms fracture against a blue sky. Mint, ochre and pale gray shapes build the ground beneath them, tied together by dark drawn lines. A wide black frame holds it. Just over 36 inches wide and 24 high.

A nice day, as seen by someone with a ruler.