Summer on the Housatonic

Description

A wooded riverbank follows the Housatonic, with grazing cattle and open water between the trees. The river curves through the center, reflecting sky and foliage. A large tree leans over the bank, while smaller trees and hills close the distance.

About Summer on the Housatonic Reproduction

Cattle stand along the grass near the water, their pale bodies contrasting with dark foliage. A broken branch or trunk appears near the foreground. Sunlight reaches the river and a few open patches of land, while the edges remain shaded. The sky is soft and lightly clouded.

The water forms a bright passage through the wooded scene. Trees frame the view without fully closing it, and the animals give scale to the riverbank. Reflections connect the dark canopy to the pale sky above. Several cattle graze or stand near the riverbank, partly shaded by the trees. A large leaning trunk crosses the upper left, while another tree rises at the far side. The water reflects pale sky and dark foliage. Rocks and grass appear along the near edge. The open center of the river gives space between the foreground cattle and the wooded bank beyond. Reflected branches break across the moving water. Several cattle stand along the bank. near the river. The curve leads through of the river the grazing cattle and under shaded trees, creating a cool passage into the landscape.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers Summer on the Housatonic by George Henry Durrie as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. Display vertically to show the full arrangement.

• The river curves through the view
• Trees shade the banks
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.