(North Carolina, 1859-1932)The Silent Hills, signed "Elliott Daingerfield", watercolor on board, with back of original frame board (two pieces), 9-1/2 x 13-1/2 in.; modern gilt frame, 19 x 23 in.Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, VirginiaNote: Original frame back with exhibition label from Montross Gallery, 550 Fifth Avenue, New York; also page from the exhibition catalog depicting the work, identifying it as 41 - The Silent Hills with the following commentary, "The appeal of this little work is in its quiet, there is expectancy in Nature; the notes of mist over the water, the strong notes of field and foliage, the very calm ... make us ready for the coming of the sun.