A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)

Item

Title
A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)
Rights
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain
Creator
Gifford, Sanford Robinson (1823-1880)
Date
1862 C.E.
Description
The main focus of the painting is the gorge, in the far distance a waterfall. In the foreground a tree on a rocky hill. Down in the gorge a lake and a house with smoke coming out of the chimney. In the background a mountain range. The entire painting is full of warm tones from the sun .
Format
Painting. Oil on canvas. 48 x 39 ⅞ in.
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor
Alexis Nelson
Identifier
15.30.62
Subject
Gorge; lake; trees; nature; romanticism; waterfall; mountains.
Source
Jpg File. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/3/21.https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10946?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Paintings&high=on&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=sublime&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2
Item sets
Romanticism
Media
Gorge.jpg