Green Landscape

1886

While working on this landscape, Inness shifted the female figure, originally positioned in the middle of the canvas, farther to the left. In the finished work, the shepherdess and grazing calf are perfectly balanced on either side of the vertical line of the central tree. This subtle adjustment typifies the care Inness took to enhance what he called the “great spiritual principle of harmony” in his compositions.

Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	30 1/4 x 40 3/8 in. (76.8 x 102.6 cm)
Object Number	2013.1.5
Acquisition	Gift of Frank and Katherine Martucci, 2013
Status	On View