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| Keywords: Yosemite Valley by William Keith, 1875.jpg Artwork 1875 Oil on canvas cm 102 9 184 15 Institution Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles CA accession number object history credit line In the autumn of 1872 Keith made the acquaintance of John Muir when he explored the hills beyond Yosemite with the naturalist Yosemite Valley was a product of a later trip in 1875 A dramatic composed image it was painted in the artist ™s studio specifically as an exhibition piece It portrays a commanding view of Cathedral Rocks which are in the valley along a bend in the Merced River Nothing obstructs the panoramic view A bit of the river bank is included as a repoussoir to lead the viewer into the scene The towering trees are arranged on the sides to permit an open vista of the cliffs The addition of the riders while suggesting a narrative was also essential to the composition Even the pile of dead tree trunks in the center of the painting was arranged so that the large logs would link the two sides of the painting Keith created many such epic paintings during the period between his two European trips and many of these were criticized as too artificial Although the general appearance of this version might give the impression of a standard picturesque composition Keith avoided the tight linear painting style associated with the Düsseldorf school He also escaped the pervasive grays of such German landscapes by infusing the background of Yosemite Valley with an array of soft opalescent hues Los Angeles County Museum of Art http //collectionsonline lacma org/mwebcgi/mweb exe request record;id 32023;type 101 PD-old-100 Paintings of Yosemite William Keith 1875 oil on canvas paintings in the United States Landscape paintings of the United States California Oil paintings of landscapes California Realist landscape paintings Yosemite Valley 1875 Merced River Cliffs in art California in the 1870s 1870s landscape paintings | ||||
