Robert S. Duncanson, Loch Long
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Robert S. Duncanson

Loch Long

1867

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
17.7 × 30.3 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-137079

Robert Duncanson painted this scene of Scotland's Loch Long after traveling to Scotland and Great Britain in 1865. His use of panoramic views emphasized nature’s vastness and quiet splendor, much like the artists of the Hudson River school, whose landscapes were influenced by Romanticism. Duncanson was one of the few nineteenth-century African American artists to receive international recognition…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald J. Shein

Registry history

  • 1867 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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