A Winter Sky
George Inness · 1866 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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In A Winter Sky, George Inness concentrated on depicting the effects of light and atmosphere. In this composition, the artist combined a vibrant, glowing sunset with a harsh, bleak landscape. Inness's color choice reinforces this contrast, as the warm pinks and yellows in the sky play off the cool blues of the frozen ground. George Inness originally included a figure standing at the left edge of the pond, which he later painted over so that it is no longer visible.
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Details
- Maker
- George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 82 x 102 x 11.5 cm (32 5/16 x 40 3/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Unframed: 56 x 77.5 cm (22 1/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- United States
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Charles W. Harkness Gift
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
