Lake of Orta
J. Carroll Beckwith
1910 or 1911
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
Accession Number
67.55.164
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
HousesLakesMountainsTrees
About the Artist
J. Carroll Beckwith · 1852–1917
**James Carroll Beckwith (1852–1917)** was an American painter renowned for his portraits, figure studies, and landscapes in a Naturalist style that bridged academic traditions with emerging modern sensibilities. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, he grew up in Chicago, where his family ran a wholesale grocery business. He began his artistic training at the Chicago Academy of Design in 1868 under Walter ...