Object Details
painter
Inness, George 1825-1894
Notes
Quick, Michael, "George Inness: a catalogue raisonne; volume one," Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007, no. 76.
Kelly, Franklin, "American paintings of the nineteenth century; part 1," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1996.
National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.
Czestochowski, Joseph S., "The American landscape tradition: a study and gallery of paintings," New York: E.P. Dutton, 1982, fig. 120.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970.
"American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1980.
Ireland, Leroy, "The works of George Inness: an illustrated catalog raisonne," Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1965, no. 110.
Image on file.
Quick, Michael, "George Inness: a catalogue raisonne; volume one," Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2007, pl. 25.
Kelly, Franklin, "American paintings of the nineteenth century; part 1," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1996, pg. 351.
Czestochowski, Joseph S., "The American landscape tradition: a study and gallery of paintings," New York: E.P. Dutton, 1982, pg. 112.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970, pg. 73.
"American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1980, p. 150, fig. 181.
Ireland, Leroy, "The works of George Inness: an illustrated catalog raisonne," Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1965, pg. 28.
(Lower left:) G. Inness signed
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Summary
Landscape with a train travelling on train tracks from a roundhouse in the background. A figure sits on a hill in the foreground.
Date
Ca. 1856
Control number
IAP 08600497
Type
Paintings
Medium
Oil on canvas
Owner/Location
National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1945.4.1 (779)
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Landscape--Valley--Lackawanna Valley
Landscape--Pennsylvania--Scranton
Architecture exterior--Industry--Railroad Yard
Architecture--Vehicle--Train
Travel--Land--Train
Figure
Record ID
siris_ari_251684