Art Image Details
The Farm Landing
| Title: | The Farm Landing |
|---|---|
| Artist: | Bannister, Edward Mitchell |
| Date of Work: | 1892 |
| Medium/Support: | oil on canvas |
| Measurements: | 30 1/8 x 40 1/4 in (76.5 X 102.2 cm) |
| Inscribed: | Yes |
| Inscription Type: | signed and dated |
| Inscription Location: | lower right |
| Inscription Text: | E.M. Bannister / 92 |
| Acquisition Information: | Gift of the White House Acquisition Trust |
| Acquisition Number: | 2006.1843.1 |
| Credit Line: | The White House Historical Association (White House Collection) |
| Scholar's Notes: |
"Farm Landing shows the shore of a pond or lake, since the carefully depicted water lilies are not river plants. Beyond the quiet glow of the water and the green of the lily pads and water grasses is the dock. The red-brown boat anchors the picture and points the eye to the path leading up the sloping meadow to a dense woods. . . . The house seems a secret place . . . . Other landscapes by Bannister have such half-hidden houses. "The muted field and the dark mass of trees occupy three-quarters of the canvas . . . . The bright light blues that are layered here and there with grays give an effect of wind and weather." |
| Source of Scholar's Notes: | Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008. |
| Page Number(s) in Source: | 203 |
| Categories: | White House Art Collection |
| Type: | landscapes |
