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The Forest of Arden

Albert Pinkham Ryder

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Forest of Arden by Albert Pinkham Ryder: Moody landscape painting with dark trees, a curved stream running through the center, and a cloudy sky. A large tree with a twisted trunk on the left. Bushes in the foreground. A stump with a white top on the bottom left. A tree on the right. A line of trees in the background. Green, yellow and brown hues throughout the painting.

Artwork details

Date:
1888–97 (?), reworked 1908 (?)
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
482 × 625 px
Museum record:
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