Cascade Lake, Adirondacks

c. 1888

Seneca Ray Stoddard

Associated Names
Seneca Ray Stoddard

Artist, American, 1843 - 1917

The image shows a view from the edge of a lake, looking into the distance where the water narrows between forested mountain slopes. The horizon is obscured by the mountains that frame the scene. The composition has a sepia-toned palette, giving it a monochromatic appearance. In the foreground, there is a grassy bank with a boulder on the left, and a small boat with two individuals on the calm water. The reflections of trees and slopes are mirrored in the lake, creating a serene atmosphere.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Naomi Yang, Cambridge, MA; (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA, 2012); NGA purchase, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 164.

Inscriptions

bottom center, in typeset lettering printed through the negative: I I Cascade Lake, Adirondacks, Copyright, 1888, by S.R. Stoddard, Glens Falls, N.Y.; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left corner in graphite: ST 1766 / 7.50

Wikidata ID

Q64170311

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