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Exhibition History“Artist and Visionary: William Matthew Prior Revealed,” American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY, January 24, 2013 – May 27, 2013; Fenimore House Museum, May 26, 2012 – December 31, 2012.
Artist
William Matthew Prior
(1806 - 1873)
Landscape
Datec. 1850-1860
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 19 1/2 × 25 1/8 in. (49.5 × 63.8 cm)
Object numberN0412.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextWith revenue from portraits declining due to the rise of photography, Prior turned to other subjects to supplement his income from the 1850s onward. Pastoral landscapes were popular and Prior turned out competent, if imaginary, images in the style of the day. This scene with fisherman casting their lines under wizened trees on the banks of a mirror-like body of water dotted with sailing vessels, is typical of these works.Exhibition History“Artist and Visionary: William Matthew Prior Revealed,” American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY, January 24, 2013 – May 27, 2013; Fenimore House Museum, May 26, 2012 – December 31, 2012.
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