Landscape

Thomas Chambers, Landscape, mid 19th century, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.106
Copied Thomas Chambers, Landscape, mid 19th century, oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.106
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Artwork Details

Title
Landscape
Artist
Attributed to Thomas Chambers
Date
mid 19th century
Location
Dimensions
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Waterscape — boat
  • Landscape — building
  • Recreation — sport and play — fishing
Object Number
1986.65.106
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.106

Artwork Description

This landscape by Thomas Chambers probably shows a view along the Hudson River in New York, where Chambers lived and worked in the 1830s and again in the 1860s. He combined actual features of the landscape with elements from his imagination, heightening the colors and emphasizing the linear edges of natural forms. In this image the dark silhouette of the stone arch stands out, emphasized by the vivid tones of orange and red in the sky. The light appears inconsistent throughout the painting, as if Chambers combined observations from different times of day into one image.