Lake George

after 1851

John William Casilear

Painter, American, 1811 - 1893

John William Casilear

Attributed to

This painting depicts a body of water surrounded by mountains and dotted with small islands. At the bottom of the image is a green area with several tall trees and a small dirt path. Beyond this area, a hill slopes down to the water below. The water is painted in light blue and gray tones, and the mountains beyond the water are painted in light greens and blues. The sky above the scene is full of puffy white clouds.

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery 64

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist's niece, Josephine E. Harrison [d. 1913], Peconic, New York; gift 12 April 1897 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1940

  • A Souvenir of Romanticism in America; or, An Elegant Exposition of Taste and Fashion from 1812-1865, Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 May - 10 June 1940.

1955

  • The Hudson River School, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 1955.

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 30 September 1966, unpublished checklist.

1970

  • Loan for use by the U.S. Department of State, Washington, 1970.

1978

  • Loan for use by Geico, 1978.

Bibliography

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 292, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Casilear estate stamp

Wikidata ID

Q20653703

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