Summer Afternoon

Asher Brown Durand American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Durand’s landscapes were so popular that they were often acquired by enthusiastic collectors almost as soon as the artist finished painting them. Morris K. Jesup, who commissioned this painting, also owned "The Beeches" (15.30.59) and several other important pictures by artists of the Hudson River School. In this view of luminous water and misty distance, he demonstrated how carefully he analyzed the subtle changes taking place in nature and showed how well he knew the technical secrets of depicting them.

Summer Afternoon, Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey), Oil on canvas, American

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Summer Afternoon, Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey), Oil on canvas, American
Summer Afternoon, Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey), Oil on canvas, American

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