DETAILS
- Artist
- George Inness
- Date
- 1869
- Location
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Culture
- United States
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THE ARTIST
George Inness
George Inness, often called the “father of American landscape painting,” blended earthly scenes with spiritual depth, evolving from Hudson River School influences to a unique Tonalist style.
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