Robert S. Duncanson, Landscape with Family by Lake, 1858, oil on canvas, 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J & R Investments, 1983.95.175
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Landscape with Family by Lake
- Artist
- Date
- 1858
- Location
- Dimensions
- 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of J & R Investments
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Recreation — sport and play — boating
- Landscape — lake
- Figure group — family
- Object Number
- 1983.95.175
Artwork Description
During the late 1850s, Robert S. Duncanson painted romantic views of the Ohio River valley, near his home in Cincinnati. Images like Landscape with Family by Lake showed people enjoying nature in peaceful settings, suggesting the nineteenth-century faith that God created the wilderness for man to enjoy. The setting sun infuses the tree in the foreground with glowing colors to evoke a divine light watching over the countryside.
