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Veduta dal monte Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, dopo un temporale—The Oxbow

Thomas Cole American
1836
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 759
Cole era affascinato dalle curve strane che il fiume Connecticut forma ai piedi del monte Holyoke e fece del cosiddetto meandro abbandonato (The Oxbow) il soggetto di questo grande e intenso dipinto. La scena è pervasa dal misterioso bagliore che segue a un temporale. I boschi sulla montagna sono ancora in ombra per le nuvole scure che li ricoprono, mentre il fiume sinuoso e i campi intorno luccicano luminosi. L’artista ha contrapposto la natura selvaggia a un ambiente pastorale per dare risalto alle possibilità implicite nel paesaggio nazionale, trasfigurando la realtà locale con la sua visione ed immaginazione artistica. In primo piano si scorge lo stesso Cole con cavalletto e ombrello.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Veduta dal monte Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, dopo un temporale—The Oxbow
  • Artista: Thomas Cole, Americano, 1801-1848
  • Data: 1836
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 130,8 x 193 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di Mrs. Russell Sage, 1908
  • Numero d'inventario: 08.228
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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