Niagara Falls
1878
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1878
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Hunt painted Niagara Falls in 1878. Water roars down. Mist hangs in the air. Rocks sit below. Brushstrokes blur the edges. The scene feels alive. Hunt studied with Millet in France. He brought loose French brushwork to America. That year at Niagara, he made pastels and oils dissolve into water and light. Try looking up William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879) next.
