Robert S. Duncanson, Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach
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Robert S. Duncanson

Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach

ca. 1856

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
34.3 × 46.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-140195

Robert Duncanson’s trip to Europe in 1853 probably inspired Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach. In the distance, a lake disappears into tree-covered mountains, and nestled into the hills sits Auerbach Castle, a German fortress that still exists today. Shafts of sunlight stream through the clouds, illuminating the castle and making it the focal point in the landscape. Like many nineteenth-centu…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Drs. Richard and Barbara Wong

Registry history

  • ca. 1856 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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