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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1.1.0005 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Artist |
Casilear, John William, 1811-1893 |
Artist's Role |
Artist |
Title |
Cloud Study |
Description |
This small-scale landscape by artist John William Casilear depicts large clouds in a bright blue sky, with lush tree tops in the right foreground, and mountains visible at the far left. Casilear was known for his landscape paintings and was a member of the Hudson River School. |
Date |
1891 |
Green-Wood Connection |
Artist John William Casilear (1811-1893) is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 2917, Sec. 83). |
Signed Name |
JWC 91 |
Signature Location |
Lower right |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Material |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-6.25 W-8 inches |
People |
Casilear, John William, 1811-1893 |
Subjects |
Art Landscape paintings Oil paintings |
Search Terms |
Hudson River school of landscape painting |