Scene in Indianapolis
1860 Indianapolis Museum of Art
About this artwork
An oil on canvas landscape painting by Jacob Cox, a central figure in the mid-19th-century Indianapolis art community. The composition captures a serene, pastoral riverside setting.
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Jacob Cox was a self-taught artist who played a foundational role in the early art history of Indiana. This painting exemplifies the influence of the Hudson River School style on regional American artists of the 19th century, who used landscape painting to romanticize the developing American frontier.
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Scene in Indianapolis
Jacob Cox, 1860
