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Thomas Cole

Genesee Scenery (Mountain Landscape with Waterfall), 1847

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Description

Maker

Title

Genesee Scenery (Mountain Landscape with Waterfall)

Year

1847

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

130.8 x 99.7 cm (51 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LL:T. Cole 1847

Type

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

38.054

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

In the late 1840s, Cole’s earlier interest in dramatic effects was replaced by his desire to represent nature in repose. “In the pure blue sky is the highest sublime,” he wrote. “There is the illimitable.” He was the first to depict this section of the Genesee River, which flows north through New York State. Cole combined carefully drawn sketches to construct a composite, framed viewpoint from high above the footbridge and mill, relying on precise drawings of trees and color notes on rusted minerals to assure truthfulness in the details.

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