Artwork
Landscape with Figures
Landscape with Figures is an oil painting by the American Impressionist artist Kenneth Hayes Miller. It dates from 1914 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Landscape with Figures portrays nude human forms set within a natural environment, merging the figure with the surrounding terrain.
Landscape with Figures portrays nude human forms set within a natural environment, merging the figure with the surrounding terrain. The work is classified as a landscape painting and was executed in oil on canvas in 1914, a date confirmed by both the artist’s record and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s cataloguing. As part of the museum’s collection, the painting exemplifies a motif of integrating the human body with landscape, using the nude to explore themes of vitality and the relationship between humanity and nature.
Its iconography relies on the classical tradition of depicting the nude in outdoor settings, while its symbolic content is understood through the juxtaposition of figure and terrain.
Technique & Style
Kenneth Hayes Miller's 1914 Landscape with Figures is an oil painting executed on canvas. The work belongs to the landscape genre, though it notably incorporates nude figures within its natural setting. As a painting, its primary medium is oil paint applied to a textile canvas support.
While specific details regarding the artist's handling, the work's current condition, and its formal or stylistic qualities are not provided by the available sources, the materials and classification firmly establish it as a traditional canvas painting combining landscape and figurative elements.
History & Provenance
Kenneth Hayes Miller painted Landscape with Figures in 1914, as recorded in his internal catalogue entry and confirmed by the work’s inception date of 1 January 1914. The oil‑on‑canvas painting depicts a landscape with nude figures and was classified as a landscape genre. It entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it has been displayed since acquisition; the museum’s records list the work as part of its permanent holdings.
No documentation of a specific commission survives, but the painting’s provenance is traced through Miller’s studio to the museum’s acquisition.
Landscape with Figures is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Created by Kenneth Hayes Miller in 1914, the work is an oil on canvas painting. The provided sources do not specify an inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they document any specific exhibition history.
Overview
Kenneth Hayes Miller's 1914 oil painting, "Landscape with Figures," presents a scene featuring human forms within a natural setting. This work, executed in oil paint, is characterized by its depiction of figures, including a prominent nude, situated near a body of water. The artwork is part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, representing a moment in early 20th-century American art.
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