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![]() | Seconnet Point, Rhode Island by Worthington Whittredge ca. 1880 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Whittredge, Worthington | ![]() Worthington Whittredge traveled to Newport, Rhode Island, in the fall of 1877. He was inspired by the French painter Charles-Francois Daubigny. One of the forerunners of impressionism, Daubigny emphasized the effects of light and color on the landscape (Janson, Worthington Whittredge, 1989). In this painting, Whittredge used bright, clean colors and... |
![]() | Scottish Landscape by Robert Scott Duncanson 1871 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Duncanson, Robert Scott | ![]() Robert S. Duncanson made several trips to Scotland, probably inspired by his father's Scottish heritage. He created romantic wilderness views that may have been influenced by the novels and poems of Sir Walter Scott. In this piece the warm colors and rich vegetation make a remote scene appear welcoming, and would have appealed to the sentimental... |
![]() | Scotch Highlands by Robert Scott Duncanson ca. 1848-1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Duncanson, Robert Scott | |
![]() | Scene On The Hudson (Rip Van Winkle) by James Hamilton 1845 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hamilton, James | ![]() Hamilton's painting combines several scenes from Washington Irving's short story. The hazy river valley beyond the trees evokes the Catskills, where Rip Van Winkle looked out over the Hudson River "moving on its silent but majestic course." Beneath the cavernous rock, several men enjoy a game of ninepins while Rip drinks the brew that will make him... |
![]() | Saul And The Witch Of Endor by William Sidney Mount 1828 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Mount, William Sidney | |
![]() | Sardine Fleet by George Elmer Browne Drypoint on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Browne, George Elmer | |
![]() | Sarah Sommer Sims by Robert Street 1838 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Street, Robert | |
![]() | Sarah A. Stevens by James Bard 1873 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bard, James | |
![]() | Sara in a Green Bonnet by Mary Cassatt ca. 1901 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Cassatt, Mary | |
![]() | Sand Dunes, Harlech, North Wales by George Elbert Burr 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert |
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