Untitled (Landscape Scene)
1879
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1879
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Untitled (Landscape Scene) is a 1879 by John Burke, a Impressionism work, depicting ireland, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see rolling green hills, a stone bridge, and a quiet river under a cloudy sky. This isn’t a painting—it’s an early photograph. John Burke lugged heavy cameras into war zones to document the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He couldn’t shoot battles, so he framed the land where fighting happened. The stillness feels strange now, like a pause before history moves. Look up John Burke (Irish, 1845–1915) to see more of his war landscapes.
