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Description:
flat field with stand of tall trees, lower growth behind across horizon line

Label Text:
Dwight Tryon was a prolific New England landscape painter who studied in Paris before returning to the United States in 1881 to paint and teach. In 1886, he came to Northampton to foster the growth of Smith College’s art collection (as an adviser to the College’s president) and to critique the studio art students on a weekly basis. For thirty-six years, he helped to guide the development of art at Smith. Inspired by both Barbizon School landscape painting and Asian art, Tryon created tonalist landscapes like this pastel, which is possibly a local view. Here, Tryon demonstrates his subtle aesthetic with trees surrounded by haze on the horizon and the delicate, effective use of pastel to convey sunlight.

Tags:
landscapes; vegetation

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