Object Details
painter
Unknown
Notes
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
"Three centuries of Niagara Falls; oils, watercolors, drawings, prints," Buffalo: Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1964.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 291.
Summary
Snow-covered winter landscape depicting the Niagara River flowing between steep cliffs and a train traveling across a suspension bridge over the river. In the foreground a boat travels down the river, and several figures and a dog stand on the riverbank on the lower left.
Date
1856 or after
Control number
IAP 20490061
Type
Paintings
Medium
Oil on canvas
Owner/Location
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 62.259
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Landscape--Season--Winter
Landscape--Weather--Snow
Landscape--River--Niagara River
Architecture--Bridge
Architecture--Boat
Figure group
Record ID
siris_ari_263855