Past Exhibition

George Inness

The painting depicts a view overlooking a valley with a river in the distance. The almost-cloudless sky is painted in shades of light blue with faint pink near the horizon. Closest to us there is a hill, and below it the distant landscape appears to be a hazy mix of light blue, pale pink, yellow, and green, with the pale river winding through it. On the hill to the right are large green trees and fields in earthy green and brown tones. There are two small people walking through the fields on the right, one of whom appears to be on horseback. That person appears to wear a red dress with a white shawl, while a person walking behind the horse wears darker colors.
George Inness, View of the Tiber near Perugia, 1872-1874, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1973.16.1

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    West Building, Ground Floor, Central Gallery (3,000 sq. ft.)
The painting depicts a view overlooking a valley with a river in the distance. The almost-cloudless sky is painted in shades of light blue with faint pink near the horizon. Closest to us there is a hill, and below it the distant landscape appears to be a hazy mix of light blue, pale pink, yellow, and green, with the pale river winding through it. On the hill to the right are large green trees and fields in earthy green and brown tones. There are two small people walking through the fields on the right, one of whom appears to be on horseback. That person appears to wear a red dress with a white shawl, while a person walking behind the horse wears darker colors.
George Inness, View of the Tiber near Perugia, 1872-1874, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1973.16.1

Overview: 43 paintings presented a retrospective of the work of the American artist. This was a modified version of the exhibition organized by Michael Quick, curator of American art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which included 63 works.

Organization: Nicolai Cikovsky Jr. was coordinator at the Gallery.

Attendance: 236,346

Catalog: George Inness, by Nicolai Cikovsky Jr. and Michael Quick. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.

Other Venues:

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 04/01/1985–06/09/1985
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, 08/07/1985–10/06/1985
  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 11/04/1985–01/12/1986
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 02/10/1986–05/11/1986

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