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
Copied 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
  • Animal — cattle
  • Landscape — river
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.