Currently not on view
Albano, Italy,
early 1880s – reworked 1890s
George Inness, 1825–1894; born Newburgh, NY; died Bridge of Allan, Scotland
y1956-121
Inness resided twice in Rome, in 1851-52 and 1870-74, and continued to paint Italian subjects for nearly three decades. Based on its palette and original plywood support—of a type patented in 1880—Albano, Italy was begun during the early 1880s. Much of its brushwork, however, is characteristic of the artist’s production of a decade later, suggesting Inness returned to the composition and modified it according to his constantly evolving stylistic predilections.
Information
Title
Albano, Italy
Dates
early 1880s – reworked 1890s
Maker
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
76 x 114 cm (29 15/16 x 44 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cook
Object Number
y1956-121
Place Depicted
Italy, Lazio, Ablano Laziale
Signatures
Signed lower left: G. Inness.
Culture
Type
Materials
Elizabeth Hart Inness (widow of artist); (sale, Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, New York, NY [executor's sale], February 11-13, 1904, no. 11); with Theodore C. Noe; Mrs. Jacob H. Schiff, New York, NY; (sale, American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, NY [Schiff sale], December 7-9, 1933, no,. 70); Thomas Callman; Thomas G. Cook, Kingston, NJ, at least 1945-56
- "Recent acquisitions," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 16, no. 1 (1957): p. 12-14., p. 14
- LeRoy Ireland, The works of George Inness: an illustrated catalgue raisonné, (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1965)., fig. 1390, 356-7, illus.
- Barbara T. Ross, "Nineteenth-century American landscape paintings: nine recent acquisitions", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 44, no. 1 (1985): p. 4-13., p. 13, fig. 18
