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Painting

Title:
The Notch White Mountains
Object Name:
Painting
Object ID:
1990.001.001
Creator:
Smith, Russell (1812-1898)
Date:
1848
Description:
Painting, landscape, The Notch White Mountains, by Russell Smith (1812-1898), 1848. Oil on paper. Painting of Crawford Notch. Rocky foreground. Pine trees to the left. Low lying clouds in the middle ground. Blue sky with one pink cloud in background. Signed on reverse: "The Notch White Mountains / Russell Smith 1848". Gilded gesso over molded wood frame.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-11.5 W-16 inches
Provenance:
Part of a large collection of White Mountain material bequeathed by Mrs. Campbell, including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and printed matter. In October 1989, Mrs. Campbell donated four paintings (1989.46) which she has originally intended to be part of the bequest.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine H. Campbell
People:
Smith, Russell
Subjects:
Crawford Notch
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