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The Narrows at Lake George

Jasper Francis Cropsey1888

Hudson River Museum

Hudson River Museum
Yonkers, NY, United States

Autumnal light on water, framing trees, and distant mountains exemplify the Hudson River School. From the mid-nineteenth century onward, rampant industrialization made many Americans see the wilderness as a source of national pride. Artists swarmed the Catskills, Adirondacks, and Lake George—all just a train or steamboat from New York City. In a September 12, 1845, journal entry, Jasper Francis Cropsey lamented, “All of the best trees . . . have been turned into timber . . . all the forest about are second growth, now and then an old tree remaining” (Newington-Cropsey Foundation). In 1888, his painting was truly nostalgic, based on sketches made more than forty years earlier.

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  • Title: The Narrows at Lake George
  • Creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey
  • Date Created: 1888
  • Provenance: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wheeler, 1924 (24.29)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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