Classical Landscape
Datec. 1850
Artist
Asher B. Durand
(American painter, printmaker, 1796–1886)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions14 7/8 × 20 3/4 in. (37.8 × 52.7 cm)
frame: 20 1/2 × 26 × 3 in. (52.1 × 66 × 7.6 cm)
frame: 20 1/2 × 26 × 3 in. (52.1 × 66 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Titus C. Geesey, 1962
Object number1962-49
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextKnown as a master of detail and observation, Durand defined a good landscape painting as one that "draws you into it—you traverse it—you breath its atmosphere—feel its sunshine, and you repose in its shade."
