Landscape

Charles H. Moore, Landscape, 1859, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Donated in memory of Lila and A. Russell Ellis by their sons., 1994.82
Copied Charles H. Moore, Landscape, 1859, oil on canvas, 14 x 24 1⁄2 in. (35.6 x 62.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Donated in memory of Lila and A. Russell Ellis by their sons., 1994.82
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Artwork Details

Title
Landscape
Artist
Date
1859
Location
Dimensions
14 x 24 1⁄2 in. (35.6 x 62.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Donated in memory of Lila and A. Russell Ellis by their sons.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — sheep
  • Animal — cattle
  • Landscape — season — autumn
Object Number
1994.82
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.82

Artwork Description

Charles Herbert Moore created many paintings in and around the Catskill Mountains of New York before he settled there in 1862. Like many American landscape painters of the nineteenth century, Moore believed that art should be true to nature to emphasize the glory of God’s creations. In this image the hazy sunshine bathes the scene in a warm glow, highlighting the different textures in each tree, bush, and plant. The animals, rough track, and fences show that this is farmland, but the overgrown vegetation and distant mountaintops suggest the landscape’s original, wild state.