Painter:

Hill, John William 1812-1879  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 82.0.6

Date:

1867

Notes:

Avery, Kevin J., "American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, pg. 314.

Summary:

Catskill Creek lined with bright green trees and filled with large boulders rushes into the foreground. Two tiny figures atop a boulder stop and look back into the distance where a gently sloping mountain is highlighted by the sun.

Topic:

Landscape--River--Catskill Creek  Search this

Landscape--Mountain  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Recreation  Search this

Control number:

IAP 36121433

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_362608