Up the Hill

1879

James David Smillie

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

American Art Review

Publisher

The image shows a landscape scene with a pathway leading into the distance. The horizon is high in the composition with a line of trees diminishing in size. The path curves slightly and is bordered by a stone wall on the left and a wooden fence on the right. Trees fill the sides, with branches extending upwards. The artwork features detailed brushstrokes and etching marks creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia and dark brown. In the distance, two figures are walking down the path.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1881

  • Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 2, no. 8 (June 1881): p. 58.

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 86, no. 12.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J.D. Smillie; lower right in plate: No. 10. 1879

Wikidata ID

Q77012663

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