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Albano, Italy

c. 1872
(American, 1825–1894)
America, 20th century
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Support: Blue wove paper
Sheet: 32.6 x 24.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.62
Location: not on view
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This lyrical drawing on brilliant blue paper was done on a trip to Italy, where George Inness made a series of watercolor sketches of the Italian countryside in the vicinity of Albano. In contrast to the precision of his earlier Hudson River school paintings, in the early 1870s his work achieved a new freedom. This drawing is reminiscent of a classical Italian landscape, illustrating a broad expanse with a road winding through an Italian village, complete with framing trees in the foreground and ancient fortifications in the background. Inness made this drawing by applying wet washes one on top of another, intentionally creating a blurred effect, like that of a memory from the distant past.
Albano, Italy

Albano, Italy

c. 1872

George Inness

(American, 1825–1894)
America, 20th century

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