Wednesday, March 6, 2013

DURAND'S GENESEE OAKS

                                                               DURAND'S GENESEE OAKS
                                                                        By Joan K Yanni

Genesee Oaks
During adult tours docents are often asked about the setting for Asher B. Durand's Genesee Oaks (74.5).  The painting was commissioned by James Samuel Wadsworth, whose family had settled in Geneseo.   Durand sketched in the area during June and July of 1859 and completed the painting in his New York studio in 1860.  The oaks still stand today in and around Geneseo, and the Wadsworth family still lives in the mansion on the estate.




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  1. Joan K YanniFebruary 8, 2019 at 8:00 PM

    See Grant Holcomb (2001) Voices in the Gallery: Writers on Art.P.140

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