Pastoral and Parkland: American Landscape Paintings

June 30, 2012 - April 21, 2013

Paintings of idyllic farmland and pristine parkland are included in this exhibition of American art from the Arkell collections. Thomas Doughty's idealized depiction of early New England's backwoods and Albert Bierstadt's painting of the majesty of Yellowstone are among the wilderness views. The exhibition also features pastoral and poetic and landscapes by George Inness, Ralph Blakelock, Henry W. Ranger and J. Alden Weir.

George Inness (1825 - 1894)
Passing Shower, c. 1860
oil on canvas
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