The Oxcart, Circa 1920

This is an oil on canvas painting signed Chauncey F Ryder lower left corner. Ryder was a well known post impressionist American painter.   This painting measures 16X14 inches. The work shows  Farm workers returning from the field.  The painting is bright and detailed.  The painting had been recently lined and touched up mainly in the upper right corner.  Born in Danbury Ct. Ryder soon traveled to France to study painting before moving to New York City.Where he made his reputation as an important American painter...  In 1910 Ryder began to travel through New England, the landscape of which provided much of the subject matter for his work. He and his wife bought “a little house and three acres in Wilton, New Hampshire,” and for the rest of their lives, they split their time between New York City in the winter months and New Hampshire in the spring and summer. From their home in Wilton they traveled throughout New England, and continued to do so until old age.