Artwork Details
25-1/4 in x 37-1/4 in. (canvas) 37 x 48-1/2 x 4-1/4 in. (framed)
Mark DescriptionSigned and dated, lower right: T. C. Steele / 1885
Accession NumberGift of Frank Churchman
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteLyman Brothers, Frank Churchman, Indianapolis, Indiana; Given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1966.
- Here, Steele captures the reflection of light on the saturated landscape between the German villages of Schleissheim and Dachau. In the distance, two peasant women gather reeds, breaking the solitude of this vast, picturesque swampland.
- After one year of residence in Munich, Steele and his family relocated to the suburb of Schleissheim. Artist J. Frank Currier, a part-time neighbor, and William Forsyth proved to be faithful sketching companions for Steele on his excursions around Dachau.
- Landscape painting was omitted from the Munich Academy’s curriculum, but Steele and his classmates followed their own program of study. One may detect the influence of the Academy in the picture’s oily browns and in the overall finish of the composition.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Hoosier Artists in Munich: The Drawings and Paintings of Adams, Forsyth, Richards and Steele
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
July 17, 1999 - September 26, 1999
Hoosiers Abroad: The Munich Paintings of Adams, Forsyth, Richards and Steele
Indianapolis Museum of Art
September 13, 1997 - October 4, 1998
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