An Indian Encampment
Artist: Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847–1919)
Original Dimensions: 37 5/8" x 40 5/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1880–1900) "In his early twenties, Blakelock, a native New Yorker best known for his moonlight scenes, made a trip to the West that stimulated his interest in the American wilderness and indigenous peoples. In this later painting, tiny figures of men and horses are set intimately in a rough clearing around an encampment. The coarse textures of the trees and scrubby bushes derive from Blakelock’s experimental practice of painting in thick layers that were later smoothed down with a pumice stone. This unusual technique contributed to the enigmatic mood of the artist’s work." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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