Stag at Echo Rock

Unidentified, Stag at Echo Rock, late 19th century, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.117
Copied Unidentified, Stag at Echo Rock, late 19th century, oil on canvas, 3629 in. (91.473.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.117
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Artwork Details

Title
Stag at Echo Rock
Artist
Unidentified
Date
late 19th century
Dimensions
3629 in. (91.473.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — tree
  • Landscape — road
  • Animal — horse
  • Landscape — rocks
  • Animal — deer
  • Landscape — weather — snow
Object Number
1986.65.117

Artwork Description

Stag at Echo Rock exemplifies the untrained but inventive style characteristic of much folk art. Untutored in the mechanics of perspective, this artist has produced a gripping image in which the background seems to tilt toward us, skewing our sense of depth. Though flattened, the image is rich in visual patterning and attention to detail, and is clearly made by someone intimately familiar with these rural surroundings.

Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006