Trees on a Rocky Hillside — Asher B. Durand

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Artist: Asher B. Durand
Date: 1844
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: American Painting and Sculpture
Culture: America
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

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