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Clearing Off
Clearing Off is an oil painting by the American Impressionist artist Charlotte B. Coman. It dates from 1899 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Charlotte B.
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Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on the tree as a focal point amid the surrounding terrain, characteristic of Charlotte B.
Clearing Off is an oil-on-canvas landscape painting from 1897 that depicts a tree set within a broader scenery. The composition centers on the tree as a focal point amid the surrounding terrain, characteristic of Charlotte B. Coman’s landscape genre. While the title suggests the idea of clearing, the visual content presents a naturalistic tree-and-landscape scene without additional symbolic elements detailed in the sources.
Technique & Style
Clearing Off is an oil painting executed on canvas support, completed in 1897 by Charlotte B. Coman. The work belongs to the landscape genre and depicts a scene featuring trees. Physically, the painting measures 68.9 centimeters in height and 92.1 centimeters in width.
As an oil-on-canvas piece, it adheres to traditional 19th-century American landscape painting methods, utilizing the medium's capacity for blending and texture to render the natural environment. The composition focuses on the interplay of light and form within a wooded setting, characteristic of the artist's approach to outdoor scenes during this period.
History & Provenance
Clearing Off was painted in 1897 by Charlotte B. Coman, as indicated by the work’s date and the artist’s attribution. The oil-on-canvas landscape entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains housed. No earlier owners or commission details are recorded in the available sources, so the known provenance begins with its creation and its current stewardship at the Met.
The work measures approximately 68.9 cm in height and 92.1 cm in width, executed in oil paint on canvas.
Clearing Off is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Its Wikidata entry identifies the collection and location as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, though no specific accession or inventory number is provided in the available sources. No exhibition history is documented in the given sources.
Overview
Charlotte B. Coman's oil painting, "Clearing Off," was created in 1899. This landscape presents a tranquil rural scene, characterized by a gently sloping hillside and a winding dirt path. The composition invites the viewer into a quiet vista of green fields and scattered rocks, extending towards distant, soft hills under a pale sky. The work is part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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