Robert Duncanson’s trip to Europe in 1853 probably inspired Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach. In the distance, a lake disappears into tree-covered mountains, and nestled into the hills sits Auerbach Castle, a German fortress that still exists today. Shafts of sunlight stream through the clouds, illuminating the castle and making it the focal point in the landscape. Like many nineteenth-century American artists, Duncanson was fascinated with Europe’s classical and medieval ruins as aesthetically pleasing markers of the passage of time and its effect on the landscape.
- Title
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Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1856
- Location
- Dimensions
- 13 1⁄2 x 18 3⁄8 in. (34.3 x 46.7 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Drs. Richard and Barbara Wong
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Landscape – Germany – Auerbach
- Landscape – mountain
- Landscape – rocks
- Landscape – lake
- Object Number
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1983.95.172
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