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The Present

Thomas Cole1838

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States

Cole’s painting, The Present, laments days gone by—medieval ruins covered in moss and ivy, lit by an end-of-day glow from the sun.

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  • Title: The Present
  • Creator: Thomas Cole
  • Manufacturer: American
  • Date Created: 1838
  • Location Created: United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 40 3/4 x 61 5/8 inches
  • Provenance: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Museum Purchase, 1950.190
  • Type: Painting
  • Original Source: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Museum Purchase, 1950.190
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Creator 1 death date: 1848
  • Creator 1 birth date: 1801
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