Lake George, New York
Asher Brown Durand
(American, 1796–1886)
about 1860
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions42.86 x 60.64 cm (16 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number47.1233
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A popular subject for Hudson River School artists, Lake George combined natural beauty with a history steeped in Colonial events: it was the site of critical battles in both the Revolution and the French and Indian Wars. Durand, who promoted outdoor observation and sketching on site, emphasized here the details of the foreground rocks, trees, and scrub in an idealized view of Black Mountain and the Narrows.
InscriptionsLower right: ABDProvenance1887, Executor's Sale of Durand's Pictures. Possibly, Henry Cady Sturges (1846-1922), Fairfield, Conn.; by descent to his wife, Sarah McWhorter (Mrs. Henry) Sturges (1864-1959), Fairfield, Conn. With LeRoy Ireland, New York; 1945, with Macbeth Gallery, New York; 1945, sold by the Macbeth Gallery to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1947; gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)
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