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Chestnut and Pine

David Johnson

1869

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Chestnut and Pine is a 1869 by David Johnson, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: David Johnson
When & what style?: 1869 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a dark pine tree on the left and a lighter chestnut on the right. The pine’s needles look sharp. The chestnut’s leaves glow with soft greens. Johnson painted this in 1869. He worked from sketches he made outside, mostly in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Only a few artists taught him, like Jasper F. Cropsey. Look for the same calm forest mood in paintings by David Johnson at The Cleveland Museum of Art.