Blasted Tree

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1850

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Blasted Tree, 1850. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 43.2 × 35.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Blasted Tree
Artist: Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
Date: 1850
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 43.2 × 35.6 cm (17 × 14 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1823–1900

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