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A Pastoral

George Inness

American, 1825–1894

A Pastoral

c. 1882–85

A boy in a skiff drives cattle along a stream while a young woman in white appears on a path in the distance. This ethereal female figure, painted with thin layers of translucent color, contrasts with the everyday reality of the cowherd and his livestock.

Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 30 x 45 in. (76.2 x 114.3 cm)
Object Number 2013.1.3
Acquisition Gift of Frank and Katherine Martucci, 2013
Status On View

Image Caption

George Inness, A Pastoral, c. 1882–85, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, gift of Frank and Katherine Martucci, 2013.1.3

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