The Beeches

Title: The Beeches
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain
Creator: Durand, Asher Brown (1796-1886)
Date: 1845 C.E.
Description: On both sides of the painting are beech and basswood trees. The sky has started to turn pink due to a sunrise or sunset. Along the path in the middle of the painting a sheep herder with his flock right behind him. The herder is walking towards a large water source.
Format: Painting. Oil on canvas. 60 ⅜ x 48 ⅛ in.
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor: Alexis Nelson
Identifier: 15.30.59
Subject: Trees; beech; basswood; naturalism; romanticism; sheep; hearder; water.
Source: Jpg File. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/3/21. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10786?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Paintings&high=on&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=sublime&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1