Landscape with Sheep

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Object Details

Artist

Robert S. Duncanson, born Fayette, NY 1821-died Detroit, MI 1872

Luce Center Label

Landscape with Sheep was inspired by the countryside around Robert S. Duncanson’s home in Cincinnati. He painted domestic scenes of farmland to emphasize the beauty and perfection of nature and its relationship to man. In this image he created a gentle landscape bathed in soft pinks and yellows to create an intimate, enticing view. Scenes like this would have been popular with nineteenth-century Americans, who felt cut off from nature as more and more land was taken by industry.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sol and Lillian Koffler

Date

n.d.

Object number

1983.95.168

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

32 1/4 x 44 1/8 in. (81.9 x 112.1 cm.)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 13A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Landscape\mountain

Animal\sheep

Landscape\lake

Landscape\time\sunset

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk732276d18-6234-43c7-aefb-8e2fadc809f3

Record ID

saam_1983.95.168