Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley
late 19th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 75 x 72.1 cm (29 1/2 x 28 3/8 in.) framed: 90.1 x 89.2 x 5.5 cm (35 1/2 x 35 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Accession Number
1953.5.94
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania's Mahantango Valley, late 19th-century oil canvas painting captures the serene simplicity of rural American life. Titled *Farmhouse in Mahant Valley*, the work depicts a modest homestead amid lush fields and distant mountains, rendered with the straightforward charm typical of American folk art. Created by an anonymous 19-century American artist, its nearly square composition—measuring 75 x 72.1 cm—invites viewers into an intimate, everyday scene that evokes the self-sufficient farming communities of the era. Oil on canvas was a favored medium for ...
About the Artist
American 19th Century
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...