Created by
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, American, 1859 - 1937
Owned by
Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
Date
ca. 1916
Medium
oil on wood panel
Dimensions
H x W: 16 5/8 × 22 in. (42.2 × 55.9 cm)
Description
This oil painting depicts an impressionist landscape with two dark human figures and two donkeys walking from the left to right frame. One swathed, indistinct figure rides on the back of a donkey, carrying a white bundle on its lap. The second human figure walks between the two donkeys, which are walking parallel to each other, the farther donkey slightly ahead. The four figures are set on a bare road, that can be seen to wind its way into the distance. In the background are low rolling hills, and a small squat tree in the left hand corner. There is a full moon overhead, set in a sky of mottled blue green.
Place made
Paris, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
paintings
Topic
Art
Christianity
Families
Motherhood
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
Object number
2015.2.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e9ce4ae6-55e0-46b6-9add-60ed7999bd53

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