Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jerseyca. 1891
George Inness painted this in about 1891, aged about 63. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work
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George Inness painted this in about 1891, aged about 63. It is now at The Met in New York.
How it was made
- Oil paint
- Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.
- Charcoal
- Burnt willow or vine. It smudges and wipes away easily, which made it the natural tool for working out a composition.
George Inness
American, 1825–1894 · Born in Newburgh, New York; died in Bridge of Allan, Scotland.
Inness was largely self-taught and began in the manner of the Hudson River School, but journeys to Italy and France, where he admired the Barbizon painters, led him towards broader, more atmospheric landscapes. In later life, influenced by the religious thought of Emanuel Swedenborg, he painted veiled, glowing scenes, many around his home at Montclair, New Jersey, in which form dissolves into light and mood. He died while travelling in Scotland.
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Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 11.116.4
- Credit
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- The American Wing
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
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