Sunrise on a Mountain Lake
Thomas Doughty, American, 1793 - 1856
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1836Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
14 x 19 inches (35.6 x 48.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
2009-16-4Credit Line:
Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2009
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1836Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
14 x 19 inches (35.6 x 48.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2009-16-4Credit Line:
Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2009
Label:
This scene’s luminous palette, placid lake, bubbling waterfall, and steep cliffs exemplify Thomas Doughty’s often idyllic and romantic mode of landscape painting. As in some of the artist’s most successful compositions of the mid-1830s, a small, lone figure is shown immersed in quiet contemplation of nature. Although the Philadelphia-born Doughty also painted topographical views, his imaginative landscapes, many of which focused on specific times of day, proved particularly popular. The date of 1836 inscribed on the rock face on the right establishes that this picture was created during the time Doughty was painting, exhibiting, and teaching in Boston between 1832 and 1836.
This scene’s luminous palette, placid lake, bubbling waterfall, and steep cliffs exemplify Thomas Doughty’s often idyllic and romantic mode of landscape painting. As in some of the artist’s most successful compositions of the mid-1830s, a small, lone figure is shown immersed in quiet contemplation of nature. Although the Philadelphia-born Doughty also painted topographical views, his imaginative landscapes, many of which focused on specific times of day, proved particularly popular. The date of 1836 inscribed on the rock face on the right establishes that this picture was created during the time Doughty was painting, exhibiting, and teaching in Boston between 1832 and 1836.
