id: 143772
accession number: 1968.21
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.21
updated: 2023-11-29 06:19:40.545000
Trees on a Rocky Hillside, c. 1849. Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796–1886). Oil on canvas; framed: 64.8 x 83.2 x 7.9 cm (25 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 42.5 x 61.3 cm (16 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.); former: 53.5 x 72 x 6.5 cm (21 1/16 x 28 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1968.21
title: Trees on a Rocky Hillside
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creation date: c. 1849
creation date earliest: 1844
creation date latest: 1854
current location: 206 American Landscape
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
* Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796–1886) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 64.8 x 83.2 x 7.9 cm (25 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 42.5 x 61.3 cm (16 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.); Former: 53.5 x 72 x 6.5 cm (21 1/16 x 28 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
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inscription: Signed lower left: "ABD"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1968
opening date: 1969-01-29T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).
title: Durand
opening date: 1971-10-24T04:00:00
Durand. Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ (organizer) (October 24-November 28, 1971).
title: Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art
opening date: 1974-10-27T04:00:00
Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art. Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, DeKalb, IL (organizer) (October 27-November 22, 1974).
title: Visions of Landscape: East and West
opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00
Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art, Year in Review for 1968 (29 January - 9 March 1969).
Montclair, NJ, Montclair Art Museum, A.B. Durand, 1796 - 1886 (24 October - 28 November 1971), no. 70, ill. p. 63 as Rocks and Trees.
Dekalb, IL, Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, Near-Looking: A Close-Focus Look at a Basic Thread of American Art (27 October - 22 November 1974), possibly traveled to South Bend, IN, Snite Art Gallery, University of Notre Dame (1 December 1974 - 26 January 1975), no. 15, ill. p. 36.
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art, Visions of Landscape: East and West (17 February - 21 March 1982).
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1968-
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(Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: Until 1968
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Private collection, Philadelphia, probably consigned to Kennedy Galleries
date: c. 1966-1968
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