Haystacks

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Haystacks, ca. 1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Irwin M. Sparr, 1983.95.214
Copied Henry Ossawa Tanner, Haystacks, ca. 1930, oil on canvas, 26 1⁄4 x 21 in. (66.7 x 53.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Irwin M. Sparr, 1983.95.214
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Artwork Details

Title
Haystacks
Artist
Date
ca. 1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
26 1⁄4 x 21 in. (66.7 x 53.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Irwin M. Sparr
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — farm
  • Architecture — vehicle — cart
Object Number
1983.95.214
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.214

Artwork Description

The thick, unblended strokes of blues and purples in this image characterize Henry Ossawa Tanner’s later work. He made his reputation from his religious paintings while living in Paris from 1891 until his death in 1937. But like the French painters he admired, Tanner made a point of painting out in the countryside as well.