Trout Brook in the Catskills

1875

Worthington Whittredge

Associated Names
Worthington Whittredge

Artist, American, 1820 - 1910

This painting shows a serene forest setting with a wide, shallow stream flowing gently towards us. The scene is enclosed by tall trees on either side. The trees have thick brown and green leaves forming a canopy that filters light coming from above into a warm golden glow. The color palette consists of deep greens, browns, and golden yellows, with small patches of light green where the sunlight hits the grass. In the distance, the forest recedes into a soft, brown haze.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased 1875 from the artist by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1875

  • Fiftieth Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, 1875, no. 354.

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, unpublished checklist.

1969

  • Worthington Whittredge (1820-1910): A Retrospective Exhibition of an American Artist, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica; Brooklyn Museum; Cincinnati Art Museum, 1969-1970, no. 18.

1971

  • The Beckoning Land, Nature and the American Artist: A Selection of Nineteenth Century Paintings, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 1971, no. 34.

1976

  • Corcoran [The American Genius], Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1976, unnumbered catalogue.

1980

  • La Pintura de los Estados Unidos de Museos de la Ciudad de Washington [Painting in the United States from Public Collections in Washington], Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1980-1981, no. 16.

1982

  • Worthington Whittredge: Artist of the Hudson River School, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Morristown, 1982, no. 24.

1984

  • The Waters of America: Nineteenth Century American Paintings of Rivers, Streams, Lakes, and Waterfalls, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1984, unnumbered catalogue.

1988

  • After Eden: American Landscape 1875-1925, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1988, unnumbered catalogue.

1989

  • Worthington Whittredge: Hudson River Artist, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1989-1990, brochure.

2005

  • Encouraging American Genius: Master Paintings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte; John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, 2005-2007, checklist no. 40.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, unpublished checklist.

  • Nature as Nation: 19th-Century American Landscapes from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 30 August 2008-18 October 2009, unpublished checklist.

2013

  • American Journeys: Visions of Place, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 September 2013-28 September 2014, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

1882

  • Macleod, William. Catalogue of the Paintings, Statuary, Casts, Bronzes, &c. of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, 1882: 55, no. 77.

1887

  • Macleod, William. Catalogue of the Paintings, Statuary, Casts, Bronzes, &c. of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, 1887: 57, no. 77.

1947

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. Handbook of the American Paintings in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, 1947: 38.

2011

  • Raab, Jennifer. "Worthington Whittredge, Trout Brook in the Catskills." In Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Edited by Sarah Cash. Washington, 2011: 30, 138-139, 267, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: W. Whittredge

Wikidata ID

Q20188804

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