Morning, Catskill Valley
George INNESS, SR.
(American, 1825-1894)
Morning, Catskill Valley
Date1894
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsoverall: 35 3/8 x 53 3/4 in. (89.9 x 136.5 cm)
frame: 44 3/4 × 63 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (113.7 × 161.9 × 9.5 cm)
ClassificationPAINTINGS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton to the Preston Morton Collection
Object number1960.66
Subject(s)
- autumn
- landscape
- river
- trees, landscape
Collection
- 19th century American
Sub-Collection(s)
- Hudson River School
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Label TextThis is an example of the late style of Inness, after his absorption of the lessons of the Barbizon school of painting in France, with its emphasis on painting outdoors, directly from nature. The rich colors and loose brushwork are typical of this phase of Inness’s artistic development and are quite distinct from the more classically inspired idiom of his early years. Though generally naturalistic, the serenity of this lushly described fall landscape may also reflect the spiritual teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), according to whom nature is imbued with an almost otherworldly radiance that reflects a higher realm.
