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The Canyon

  • Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Canyon, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.183

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This barren landscape suggests a scene that Henry Ossawa Tanner probably saw while in the Middle East in 1897 or 1898. The clear blue sky that appears through the opening of the deep canyon evokes a hot, sunny day in the desert region. Tanner applied thick paint and left his brushstrokes visible in order to convey the canyon’s rough terrain.

Title
The Canyon
Artist
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Date
n.d.
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 3rd Floor
  4. 11B
Dimensions
16 x 13 in. (40.6 x33.0 cm.)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins

Mediums
oil
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Landscape – canyon
Object Number
1983.95.183
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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