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Landscape with Cows Watering in a Stream

1871
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 759
Born free in upstate New York to a family of housepainters and carpenters, Duncanson established his studio in Cincinnati, where he was hailed as the best landscapist in the region. He became the first Black American painter to study abroad and attain international success. Duncanson enjoyed the support of Cincinnati-area patrons, many of whom were abolitionists eager to build the city’s reputation as a cultural “Athens of the West.” The artist continued to visit Ohio throughout his career, following years of international travel. Self-exiled in Montreal during the Civil War, Duncanson also helped launch a Canadian landscape movement.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Landscape with Cows Watering in a Stream
  • Artist: Robert S. Duncanson (1821–1872)
  • Date: 1871
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 21 1/8 x 34 1/2 in. (53.7 x 87.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.359a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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