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In the Connecticut Hills by Ben Foster

In the Connecticut Hills

Ben Foster · 1913

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DETAILS
Artist
Ben Foster
Date
1913
Medium
Oil on canvas
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
41 7/8 x 47 7/8 in. (106.4 x 121.6 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1914
ART MOVEMENTS
Tonalism
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THE ARTIST

Ben Foster

1852–1926 · United States

American landscape painter who captured the moody atmospheres of New England's hills and coastlines.

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