East Rock, New Haven

1868

George K. Warren

Associated Names
George K. Warren

Artist, American, 1834 - 1884

The image shows a landscape with a rocky ridge extending horizontally across the scene. The viewpoint is at eye level, capturing the full extent of the ridge. The horizon is visible near the top of the ridge, which sits above a blurry wooded area. The ridge gently slopes down on both sides. The foreground features marshy terrain with water channels and tall grass. Haystacks are scattered throughout, leading the eye towards the ridge. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones, creating a vintage look with depth and contrast in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    mount: 25.4 x 32.39 cm (10 x 12 3/4 in.)
    image: 14.61 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.61 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.28.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); NGA purchase, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 63.

Inscriptions

printed, vertical, upper right corner: Warren Phot.; by unknown hand, upper right corner in graphite: M642.6; bottom left corner, inverted, in graphite: M642.1

Wikidata ID

Q64154207

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