id:			149422
accession number:	1978.74
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.74
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The Wheat Field, c. 1875–77. George Inness (American, 1825-1894). Oil on canvas; unframed: 50.8 x 76 cm (20 x 29 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Copelin 1978.74

title:				The Wheat Field
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creation date:			c. 1875–77
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1877
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Copelin
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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: 50.8 x 76 cm (20 x 29 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower lert: "G. Inness"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1978
	opening date:   1979-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1978</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. J. E. T. Rutter 1899; Mrs. L.W. Rutter, 1918; Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Copelin
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Inness began his career executing detailed, realistic landscapes in a style similar to other artists of the Hudson River School. After a series of trips to Europe, as well as growing involvement in Swedenborgianism—the spiritual doctrines of the theologian Emmanuel Swedenborg—Inness created increasingly free, mystical, and expansive paintings. This work was painted following a visit to France and Italy from 1870 to 1874, during what has been considered the most important phase of Inness’s career. Here a group of farmers harvest grain in the foreground, while a storm seems to be brewing in the background. Inness frequently used approaching storms as a sign of God revealing himself in nature. The notion that the natural world was imbued with the spirit of the divine was an important component of Inness’s religious beliefs.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Green, Tyler. <em>Emerson's Nature and the Artists: Idea As Landscape, Landscape As Idea</em>. Munich: Prestel, 2021.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 90, fig. 35
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