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Under the Elms 1872 St. Johnsbury Athenaeum St. Johnsbury, VT | Hart, James McDougal | Under the Elms is characteristic of Hart's work after the Civil War. Where he favored larger-scale depictions of unexplored wilderness in his earlier work, his later paintings are often more tranquil and refined. | GA | |
Village Scene near Albany, New York 1850 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hart, James McDougal | This image shows a small town to the west of James M. Hart’s home in Albany, New York. He preferred to paint intimate views of country life, rather than dramatic vistas of the wilderness, to show that man and nature could coexist in peace. In Village Scene, the comforting view of farm life, with its children, grazing cows, and picturesque... | GA |
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