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Landscape with Winding Road

Thomas Doughty

1833

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

Landscape with Winding Road is a 1833 by Thomas Doughty, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Thomas Doughty
When & what style?: 1833 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

Thomas Doughty painted a quiet valley with a dirt road curving into the distance. A small stream runs beside it under a cloudy sky. Trees frame both sides, their leaves a mix of greens and yellows. This scene isn’t a real place. Doughty mixed a few spots from his travels into one ideal view. He wanted to show nature as calm and beautiful, not wild or dangerous. Look up the Hudson River School next.