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John Ross Key
(American, 1832 - 1920)
Ladies of Lake George
1878
20 7/8 × 37 7/8 in. (53 × 96.2 cm)
2016.11.15
Richard M. Scaife Bequest, 2015
Not on view
For Ladies of Lake George, John Ross Key selected a favorite haunt of the Hudson River School artists as well as affluent summer residents and tourists. The two fashionably attired women, shaded by their parasols, direct our gaze toward the glassy surface of the lake. Key’s richly topographical composition of hills, lake, and distant mountains is likely a nod to his earlier work as a map-maker. In the skillful capturing of light, the abundance of botanical detail, and the carefree mood, Key creates a visual ode to a summer day.
