View on the Catskill—Early Autumn

Thomas Cole, 1836–37

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View on the Catskill—Early Autumn, 1836–37. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 39 x 63 in. (99.1 x 160cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: View on the Catskill—Early Autumn
Artist: Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York)
Date: 1836–37
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 x 63 in. (99.1 x 160cm)
Credit line: Gift in memory of Jonathan Sturges by his children, 1895
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1801–1848

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