id:			139728
accession number:	1963.501
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.501
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:04.338000

The Wood Chopper, 1849. George Inness (American, 1825–1894). Oil on canvas; unframed: 50.5 x 60.6 cm (19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1963.501

title:				The Wood Chopper
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creation date:			1849
creation date earliest:		1849
creation date latest:		1849
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* George Inness (American, 1825–1894)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 50.5 x 60.6 cm (19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower left: "G. Inness 1849"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		The Beckoning Land
	opening date:   1971-04-18T05:00:00
	<i>The Beckoning Land</i>. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (organizer) (April 18-June 13, 1971).

	title:		Visions of Landscape: East and West
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>Visions of Landscape: East and West</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'New York, Hirschl &amp; Adler Galleries, Inc., 18th and 19th Century Painting in America (9 April-4 May 1963)', 'opening_date': '1963-04-09T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Atlanta, The High Museum of Art, The Beckoning Land: Nature and the American Artist: A Selection of Nineteenth Century Paintings (17 April-13 June 1971), cat. no. 45, illus. p. 51.', 'opening_date': '1971-04-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Visions of Landscape: East and West (17 February-21 March 1982)', 'opening_date': '1982-02-17T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Hirschl & Adler, New York)
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