Valley Pasture
1857
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 81.9 × 121.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137325
A group of Cincinnati abolitionists recognized the talent of African American artist Robert Duncanson, bought his works, and sponsored his trips to Europe. These trips honed the artist's technique and gave him a chance to compare his work with the masters. His pastoral landscapes appear traditional, but may quietly evoke the most divisive issue America faced at mid-century. Tiny figures stand on …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Melvin and H. Alan Frank from the Frank Family Collection
Registry history
- 1857 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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