1847
oil
canvas
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Dominant colour
Ellen Almira Low and Her Three Children is a 1847 oil by Daniel Huntington, a American Folk Art work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
This painting is a portrait of a woman and three children. The woman, dressed in dark clothing with lace trim, sits on a chair, holding a baby. Two other children stand beside her, one wearing a dark dress and the other in dark clothing with a hat. The background features a landscape with trees and a building, suggesting an outdoor setting. The painting's style and composition are characteristic of 19th-century portraiture. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 – April 19, 1906) was an American artist who belonged to the art movement known as the Hudson River School and later became a prominent portrait painter.
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