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Artist:
Robert S. Duncanson, born Seneca County, NY 1821/22-died Detroit, MI 1872  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 5/8 x 50 in. (75.4 x 127 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1871
Luce Center Label:
Robert S. Duncanson made several trips to Scotland, probably inspired by his father's Scottish heritage. He created romantic wilderness views that may have been influenced by the novels and poems of Sir Walter Scott. In this piece the warm colors and rich vegetation make a remote scene appear welcoming, and would have appealed to the sentimental tastes of his American patrons.
Topic:
Animal  Search this
Landscape\river  Search this
Landscape\mountain  Search this
Landscape\Scotland  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of James Bauld and Robert Tessier
Object number:
1983.95.164
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 11A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b4621a89-cb68-457b-8656-99936fa57909
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.164