Bear Mountain and Iona Island on the Hudson River, 1872, David Johnson, American, 1827 - 1908, 9 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. ( × cm) (sight)20 1/8 × 28 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Oil on paper laid down on panel, United States, 19th century, David Johnson aspired to present views of nature he had witnessed with great clarity and a quality of light that makes them appear to glow. He worked through the styles and approaches of other artists who gave him lessons in his youth before finding his own voice. It is evident here in the sense of calm and sensitivity

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