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Landscape
Landscape is an oil painting by the Hudson River School artist George Inness. It dates from 1852 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
As a landscape, the subject depicts a natural scene, adhering to the genre conventions of the period.
The work is a landscape painting by George Inness, executed in 1852. As a landscape, the subject depicts a natural scene, adhering to the genre conventions of the period. The provided sources identify the piece strictly by its title, "Landscape," and its classification as a painting within the landscape genre, without offering specific details regarding unique iconography, symbolic elements, or a deeper representational meaning beyond the general depiction of nature.
Technique & Style
George Inness executed Landscape in 1852 using oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 46.04 cm in height and 66.04 cm in width. Classified as a landscape painting, the piece represents Inness's early approach to the genre during the mid-nineteenth century.
The painting is currently held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., having been acquired in 2014 following its previous residence at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
History & Provenance
Landscape (1852) is an oil on canvas work by American painter George Inness. The painting entered the holdings of William Wilson Corcoran in Washington, D.C., by 1857, listed as number 57 in the 1857 catalogue of his gallery compiled by Charles Lanman, and was formally gifted to the Corcoran Gallery of Art on 10 May 1869. It remained in the Corcoran collection until 2014, when it was transferred to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where it is held under accession number 2014.136.109.
The work measures 46.04 cm in height and 66.04 cm in width, a modestly proportioned canvas from the artist's early mature period.
Overview
George Inness created this oil on canvas painting, titled Landscape, around 1852. The work depicts a serene natural setting, characterized by a river flowing through a landscape of trees and hills. Two figures are present on the riverbank, one on horseback and one on foot, providing a human element within the expansive natural scene under a cloudy sky.
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George Inness (May 1, 1825 – August 3, 1894) was an American landscape painter. Now recognized as one of the most influential American artists of the nineteenth century, Inness was influenced by the Hudson River School…
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