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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Landscape with Indian
Thomas Cole believed that America’s wilderness was its most distinct feature. Cole’s inclusion of the solitary Native American in the center of the composition emphasizes the unspoiled qualities of the landscape, and mark the painting as distinctly American.
ArtistThomas Cole(1801-1848)
Dateca. 1826
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions24 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
Mark(s)l.l., verso, on frame: [Lance Mayer & Gay Myers Conservation label] Treated in 2010: Applied inpainting over existing varnish, using Gamblin Conservation Colors (pigments ground in aldehyde resin); spray-coated with MS2A resin (with 2% Tinuvin 292). / For complete records, see file for lab no. 10.15.
l.c., verso, on frame: [Gill & Lagodich framing label]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.53
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(M. Knoedler and Co., New York, NY), 1975; purchased by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. [1909-1988], VA and NY; (Alexander Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 73× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
