On the Potomac

1850

142.3 cm 91.5 cm

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Sonntag depicted idealized views of nature not yet affected by human development. This work dates from early in his career, when he was exploring the Potomac and Ohio Rivers for subjects.Sonntag began his career as a traveling landscape painter working in the Midwest. In 1846,...

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Owned by Miss Margaret Hodges; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.
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