Provenance

William H. Fuller

American, died 1902

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The image displays a dark green field stretching into the distance. A line of trees and small structures can be seen near the center of the image. One of the structures shows a plume of smoke coming from a small chimney. In front of the structure is a small figure who appears to be wearing a dress. The color palette features earthy tones, with deep greens in the foreground transitioning to softer browns and blues in the distance. The sky is a light blue but is partially obscured by grey and beige clouds. At the center is a full moon, only slightly above the horizon and glowing warmly.
George Inness, Harvest Moon, 1891, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Mabel Stevens Smithers), 2014.136.73

Harvest Moon

George Inness · 1891 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2014.136.73

Between us and a river lined with buildings on the far bank in the distance, tall willow trees nearly span the height of this horizontal landscape. The scene is loosely painted, and the color palette is almost completely dominated by cool tones of spring, sage, celery, and kelly green, and steel and sea blue. The grasses near us are painted with diagonal strokes that alternate direction and color as they move back toward the river. Golden yellow daubs in the lower right suggest blooms, and leaves on the trees are created with thin, upward strokes and dabs along slender branches. The trees reach high into a sky filled with sweeps of beige, blush pink, and spring green layered over pale blue. The river is a lavender gray, and the low, tightly clustered buildings are painted with a mix of ochre, peach, and denim blue. The artist has signed and dated the work in the lower right corner, though the final digit is illegible: “Claude Monet 188.”
Claude Monet, The Willows, 1880, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Edward C. and Mary Walker Collection), 2015.19.65

The Willows

Claude Monet · 1880 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.19.65