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Evening, Lake Alto, Florida
Evening, Lake Alto, Florida
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Evening, Lake Alto, Florida

Artist Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819 - 1904)
Date1883
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 24 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (62.2 x 95.3 x 10.8 cm)
Sight: 12 x 25 1/2 in. (30.5 x 64.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.151
Collections
Visual DescriptionLandscape of rural Lake Alto, Florida. The composition is divided by areas of water and the horizon is dotted with trees. In the midground, several cows graze under a cloudy sky tinged with a hint of pink.
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