Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream

Edward Mitchell Bannister, Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection, 1983.104.2
Edward Mitchell Bannister, Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream, n.d., oil on canvas, 22 1⁄4 x 36 1⁄4 in. (56.5 x 92.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection, 1983.104.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
22 1⁄4 x 36 1⁄4 in. (56.5 x 92.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — river
  • Animal — cattle
Object Number
1983.104.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.104.2

Artwork Description

Although he never traveled abroad, Edward Bannister was influenced by nineteenth-century French landscape paintings from the Barbizon school. The Barbizon artists rejected the position held by the conservative French Academy, which did not consider landscape painting a noteworthy facet of art. In Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream, Bannister painted a peaceful view of three cattle grazing in a lush field, celebrating the beauty and majesty of nature in bucolic settings.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Thomas Worth, Coming from the Trot, 1869, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.36
Coming from the Trot
Artist
Date1869
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view
Thomas Worth, Delaying a Start, 1881, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.24
Delaying a Start
Artist
Date1881
hand-colored lithograph on paper
Not on view
Louis Maurer, Nathaniel Currier, Thomas Worth, Ready for the Trot Bring up Your Horses, 1877, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.34
Ready for the Trot Bring up Your Horses
Artist
Date1877
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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