Curator’s note

The Home of the Heron

A poetic late landscape by George Inness, master of American painting, depicting a heron's wetland haunt veiled in twilight haze. Its softened forms and luminous mood reflect his spiritual approach to nature.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: 1893
Medium: canvas

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ArtistGeorge Inness PeriodImpressionism CountryUnited States MuseumArt Institute of Chicago

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