#52. Berkley Springs.

  25 × 30, oil on canvas. "Gilbert Munger" lower left; "Gilbert Munger, Berkley Springs, Aug 1894" reverse in ink apparently in Munger's hand. The only Berkley (correct spelling is "Berkeley") Springs in the US is in West Virginia and Munger was back from Europe by 1894. He could have easily gone to Berkeley Springs by railroad for summer painting. A local resident confirms that the scene is typical of the area. See painting ID #345 for a Munger painting of an artist (Munger?) painting in these woods. An "E. MARY & FILS / 26, RUE, CHAPTAL, PARIS" materials supplier stamp appears on the canvas back. Several paintings in this catalog have this stamp. A gift from Lester E. and Ann H. Shervy, Munger relatives, in 1984 to the Tweed Museum of Art, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth. QFD Pl.64. Tweed 2003 Exhibition n.63. Image from author's photo.