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Photography by Steven Watson
Sunset on the River
Photography by Steven Watson

Sunset on the River

Artist (1825 - 1894)
Date1867
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/2 × 45 1/2 in. (77.5 × 115.6 cm)
Framed: 43 1/2 in. × 58 in. × 5 1/2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.l.: G. Inness 1867
On View
On view
Label TextThe play of sunshine and shadow across the scene of cows grazing and thunderclouds in the distance creates a dynamic mood in the landscape. George Inness believed there was a direct correspondence between the natural and spiritual realms, as theorized by the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). The artist hoped that, by showing the drama and dynamism of nature, his paintings would transport viewers to a higher emotional or mental plane.

En esta escena, el juego de sol y sombra creado por las vacas pastando, y las nubes de tormenta en la distancia, crean una sensación de dinamismo en el paisaje. George Inness creía que existía una relación directa entre los reinos espirituales y los reinos de la naturaleza, según la teoría del místico sueco Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). El objetivo del artista era que, al mostrar el teatro y el dinamismo de la naturaleza en sus pinturas, sus espectadores se transportaran a un plano emocional o mental más alto.

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