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Albano, Italy

c. 1872

George Inness

(American, 1825–1894)
Culture
America
Medium
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Support
Blue wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 32.6 x 24.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.62
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Location
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Description

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.
A vertically oriented watercolor and gouache painting depicts a grassy hillside on the right rising toward tall, thin trees with sparse, green leaves. To the left, a reddish-brown square tower sits among green foliage. A pale path winds from the foreground toward a distant ridge where white buildings sit behind the trees. Light blue washes form the sky above. A signature is in the lower right corner.

Albano, Italy

c. 1872

George Inness

(American, 1825–1894)
America

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