Enoch Wood Perry, 1874 - The True American - fine art print

Artwork description from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (© Copyright - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

This painting was included in a collection of Perry’s works and memorabilia in 1944. It resembles other works by him in technique. All the heads in the picture are hidden, including those of the dog on the right side of the porch and the horse on the stud card tacked to the clapboard wall of the building, which is identified as the “National Hotel” in the sign partially visible in the upper left corner. The work’s title comes from the abolitionist newspaper seen to the left of center, which was published with this masthead in Lexington, Kentucky, from 1846 to 1849.

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Explanation

This over 140 years old masterpiece The True American was painted by the painter Enoch Wood Perry in the year 1874. The version of the artpiece has the following size: 11 7/8 x 16 1/8 in (30,2 x 41 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the painter as the medium of the piece of art. Today, the artpiece is included in the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States of America. With courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1955 (license - public domain). : Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1955. In addition to that, the alignment is landscape with a ratio of 4 : 3, which implies that the length is 33% longer than the width.

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