Mother Watching Her Child Washington Allston 1814/1816

Mother Watching Her Child
Washington Allston 1814/1816
From the collection of
Berkshire Museum
Details
Title: Mother Watching Her Child
Creator: Washington Allston
Date Created: 1814/1816
Physical Dimensions: w28 x h32 x d3 in (Frame)
Type: Oil on canvas

Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, United States

Berkshire Museum is the first public museum in Berkshire County, established by Zenas Crane in 1903 as a museum of art and natural history. Little Cinema is open year-round. Feigenbaum Hall of Innovation, Aquarium, and other exhibits are ongoing. The Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Washington Allston
Nov 5, 1779 - Jul 9, 1843

Washington Allston was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter and his bold use of light and atmospheric color.
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