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Photography by Dwight Primiano
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
Photography by Dwight Primiano

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Artist (1853 - 1902)
Dateca. 1895
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 30 in. (76.2 × 76.2 cm)
Framed: 41 3/4 in. × 41 3/4 in. × 2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.r.: J. H. Twachtman
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Label TextWhen John Henry Twachtman visited Yellowstone National Park in 1895, he was shocked by its natural beauty. “This trip is like the outing of a city boy to the country for the first time,” he wrote. “I never felt so fine in my life.” While artists had been making scenes of Yellowstone’s geological wonders for decades, Twachtman took an innovative stylistic approach, cropping the waterfall and using a bright palette and spontaneous brushwork to express the energy and freshness of the landscape.

Cuando John Henry Twachtman visitó el Parque Nacional Yellowstone en 1895, quedó maravillado ante su belleza natural. “Es como si un niño de la ciudad visitara el campo por primera vez”, escribió, “Nunca me había sentido tan bien en toda mi vida”. A pesar de que muchos artistas habían pintado las maravillas geológicas de Yellowstone por décadas, Twachtman empleó un estilo innovador, pues recortó la cascada, aplicó una paleta brillante, y usó pinceladas espontáneas para expresar la energía y frescura del paisaje.