Lake George
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20 5/16 x 29 7/8 in. (51.6 x 75.9 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914
Accession Number
15.30.64
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About this artwork
This work by american artist John William Casilear exemplifies the artistic achievements of 1857. American artists of this period were establishing distinct visual traditions while engaging with European artistic movements. Created in oil on canvas, this painting showcases the artist's technical command and aesthetic sensibility. The medium offered particular qualities of color, texture, and luminosity that artists exploited to achieve specific visual effects and expressive goals. Measuring 20 5...
About the Artist
John William Casilear · 1811–1893
John William Casilear, born on June 25, 1811, in New York City, began his artistic career as an engraver, apprenticed under the prominent Peter Maverick in 1826. He later studied painting under Asher B. Durand in 1831, forming a close friendship that profoundly shaped his path. Durand, influenced by Thomas Cole, introduced Casilear to landscape painting by the mid-1830s, transitioning him from ban...