Skating Scene
1835 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a lively winter landscape featuring figures skating on a frozen river in a mountainous rural setting. It is currently held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
Did you know?
John Toole was an Irish-born artist who traveled through Virginia and the American South, often painting portraits and regional scenes. His work often reflects the charming, folk-influenced perspective characteristic of 19th-century American Naive Art, capturing the daily pastimes and seasonal rhythms of frontier-era life.
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Skating Scene
John Toole, 1835
