Interior of an Inn

Object number86.1.274

Artist David Gilmour Blythe

Date1850

MediumOil on board; Wood

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frank Osburn

DescriptionOil painting. At the center are three men around a table and barrel smoking pipes. The wall and floor are made of stones. There is a fireplace to the far left with a picture of a small boy hanging above it. There is a shelf above the men's heads holding containers, there are also jugs around them. They are wearing hats and jackets. One is wearing short pants and socks, with brown shoes, while the others are unseen.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 39.125 × 34.125 × 2.375 in. (99.4 × 86.7 × 6 cm)
SignedArtist signature painted in red-orange in the bottom right corner of painting "BLYThe".
MarksRectangular brass plate with rounded sides mounted on the bottom of the frame at center with two nails; plate has artist name engraved "David Blythe".
Historical NotesThis painting was donated in 1941 by Mrs. Frank Osburn. The artist, David Gilmour Blythe, was a self-taught American artist best known for paintings which satirically portrayed political and social situations. Blythe was also an accomplished portraitist and poet. He moved to Pittsburgh at the age of 16 and worked briefly as an apprentice of Joseph Woodwell. After spending time in the Navy, took up work as an itinerant portrait painter. Other than his brief work with Woodwell, Blythe had no artistic education or training.

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