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Source Description
A solitary figure trudges along a dirt road leading through rocky, wooded terrain. The wild scenery and luxuriant foliage rendered in bright tones are characteristic of O'Connor's landscapes painted from memory in London in the 1830s. A similar view, "A Wooded Landscape" also dated 1839, was sold at Sotheby's London, March 31, 1976, no. 87.
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Document identity
localId
36091
label
Landscape, the Forest Road
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
36091
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Landscape, the Forest Road
description
A solitary figure trudges along a dirt road leading through rocky, wooded terrain. The wild scenery and luxuriant foliage rendered in bright tones are characteristic of O'Connor's landscapes painted from memory in London in the 1830s. A similar view, "A Wooded Landscape" also dated 1839, was sold at Sotheby's London, March 31, 1976, no. 87.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, between 1903 and 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1839
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
oil paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
46
height
60.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 1/8 x W: 23 15/16 in. (46 x 60.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed and dated] Right center: J.A. O'Connor 1839
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
5430
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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5565e5dd545f7a71