Early Autumn, Montclair
Date1891
Artist
George Inness
(American painter, 1825–1894)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 45 in. (73.7 x 114.3 cm)
frame: 39 1/4 x 53 1/4 in. (99.7 x 135.3 cm)
frame: 39 1/4 x 53 1/4 in. (99.7 x 135.3 cm)
Credit LineSpecial Purchase Fund, Friends of Art, 1965
Object number1965-1
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextInness painted this autumn scene of an old, gnarled tree in the flat New Jersey meadows near his home in Montclair. He was a close observer of atmospheric effects. In this late-afternoon scene the dark clouds and swirling leaves suggest an approaching storm.
Arthur Ignatius Keller
1924
