Early Autumn, Montclair

Early Autumn, Montclair
Early Autumn, Montclair

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)
Credit LineSpecial Purchase Fund, Friends of Art, 1965
Object number1965-1
On View
On view
Collections
  • American Art through 1960 on View
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.
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