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A Calm Watering Place–Extensive and Boundless Scene with Cattle
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In this prime example of Fisher’s early rural pictures, a ferry delivers two wealthy women and their belongings ashore, as a herd of especially handsome cattle rests in the foreground. Boston-based Fisher was among the first American artists to specialize in landscape, recalling that “This species of painting being novel in this part of the country, I found it a more lucrative, pleasant and distinguishing branch of the art than portrait painting.”
| Artist / Maker | Alvan Fisher |
|---|---|
| Date | 1816 |
| Culture / Origin | United States |
| Medium | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 78 x 102.2 cm (30 11/16 x 40 1/4 in.) |
| Department | American Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Alvan Fisher (American, 1792–1863) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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