Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (landscape, man on horse), 1884, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Irwin M. Sparr, 1983.95.110
Copied Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (landscape, man on horse), 1884, oil on canvas, 2640 18 in. (66.1101.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Irwin M. Sparr, 1983.95.110
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Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (landscape, man on horse)
Date
1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2640 18 in. (66.1101.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Irwin M. Sparr
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — road
  • Landscape — weather — cloud
  • Equestrian
Object Number
1983.95.110

Artwork Description

Edward Bannister painted this landscape toward the end of his long career. The focus of the peaceful country scene is the break in the clouds. Light played a prominent role in many of Bannister’s works, reflecting a deep Christian faith that sustained him throughout his life. He found comfort in his long walks in the country in search of views that would make good paintings. His desire to capture God’s presence in nature was shared by numerous nineteenth-century landscape artists, who followed the advice of America’s first great landscape painter, Thomas Cole, to be more than “mere leaf painters.”