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Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Canyon
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Henry Ossawa Tanner

The Canyon

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.6 × 33 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-132307

This barren landscape suggests a scene that Henry Ossawa Tanner probably saw while in the Middle East in 1897 or 1898. The clear blue sky that appears through the opening of the deep canyon evokes a hot, sunny day in the desert region. Tanner applied thick paint and left his brushstrokes visible in order to convey the canyon’s rough terrain.

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins

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