Landscape with Family by Lake
Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J & R Investments
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- 1858
- Object number
- 1983.95.175
- Artist
- Robert S. Duncanson, born Seneca County, NY 1821/22-died Detroit, MI 1872
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.)
- See more items in
- 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
- Topic
- Figure group\family
- Landscape\lake
- Recreation\sport and play\boating
- Record ID
- saam_1983.95.175
