Artwork
Haystack Mountain, Vermont
Artist
Asher Brown Durand
(American, 1796 - 1886)
DepartmentAmerican Art
Date1852
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 42 1/4 in. (76.8 x 107.3 cm)
36 5/8 x 48 7/8 in. (93 x 124.1 cm) (Framed)
36 5/8 x 48 7/8 in. (93 x 124.1 cm) (Framed)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, given in memory of Mrs. Henry Drought, by exchange
Object number86.57.2
GeographyPlace madeUnited States, North and Central America
Place depictedVermont, United States, North and Central America
Label TextPart of the Green Mountain Range, Haystack Mountain is located near Wilmington, in the far southern center of Vermont. The highly precise sense of draftsmanship with which Asher B. Durand renders the foliage surrounding his lone hiker and dog, as well as the texture of the mountain in the distance, is a legacy of the artist’s first career. Before turning to easel painting, Durand originally worked as an engraver, who produced not only banknotes, but also translated other artists’ paintings into works on paper. This forever left him with a highly detailed sense of line and detail, which is readily apparent in this peaceful scene.
(William Keyse Rudolph, 2014)ProvenancePurchased by Dr. Oppenheimer from the Thomas E. Finger Collection, New York, in 1944Published ReferencesLawall, David B. Asher B. Durand: A Documentary Catalogue of the Narrative and Landscape Paintings (New York: Garland Publishing, 1978), 94SignedSigned and dated lower right: A.B. Durand / 1852
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