Ice-Bound Falls

Ernest Lawson, 1919

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Ice-Bound Falls, 1919. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 100.3 × 127 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Ice-Bound Falls
Artist: Ernest Lawson (American, 1873–1939)
Date: 1919
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100.3 × 127 cm (39 1/2 × 50 in.)
Credit line: Friends of American Art Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1873–1939

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