Landscape
1859
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Donated in memory of Lila and A. Russell Ellis by their sons.
Accession Number
1994.82
Tags
About this artwork
Charles Herbert Moore created many paintings in and around the Catskill Mountains of New York before he settled there in 1862. Like many American landscape painters of the nineteenth century, Moore believed that art should be true to nature to emphasize the glory of Godâs creations. In this image the hazy sunshine bathes the scene in a warm glow, highlighting the different textures in each tree, bush, and plant. The animals, rough track, and fences show that this is farmland, but the over...