Greek Mountain Peak at Twilight
January 29, 1878
Medium
Oil on card
Dimensions
22.2 × 31.1 cm (8 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210238
Art Historical Context
Lockwood de Forest’s *Greek Mountain Peak at Twilight*, dated January 29, 1878, offers an intimate glimpse of the natural world rendered oil on card. Measuring just 22.2 × 31.1 cm, the small scale suggests a portable study created on-site or soon after an encounter with the Greek landscape. The choice of oil on card rather than traditional canvas or paper allows for rich color and subtle atmospheric effects while remaining practical for travel. Classified among the Art Institute of Chicago’s prints and drawings, the work bridges painting and drawing traditions. Its evocative title captures th...
About the Artist
Lockwood de Forest · 1850–1932
American painter, interior designer and furniture designer. A key figure in the Aesthetic Movement, he introduced the East Indian craft revival to Gilded Age America. His father was Henry Grant de Forest, and his son worked professionally as Lockwood de Forest, Jr., though the son's birth name is Lockwood de Forest, III.