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1861, George Inness, Delaware Water Gap -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)

From the museum label: From 1857 to 1891, Inness painted a number of views of the Delaware Water Gap, located on the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the Pocono Mountains. This early version, which reflects some of the tenets of the Hudson River School, juxtaposes a moving steam engine at the left and heavily laden barges on the river, with the pastoral element of grazing cows in the foreground. The panoramic view of the countryside is enhanced by dramatic climatic effects: a passing storm and a rainbow.

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Uploaded on August 11, 2023
Taken on August 11, 2023