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| Keywords: Lake Among the Hills by William Hart, 1858.jpg Artwork Creator William Hart Lake Among the Hills Lake Mohonk 1858 oil on canvas cm 101 9 153 White House Washington D C United States Notes from Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 <br> This large and spacious landscape combines a peaceful intimate foreground and middle ground with a panoramic view of the plains in the distance It is capped with a sweep of sky where azure blue alternates with the mother-of-pearl and fleecy white of the clouds The whole is freshly painted in a light pastel palette except for the contrasting darker richly toned left foreground which anchors the composition and provides entry into the pictorial space The narrow lake has been identified as Lake Mohonk near New Paltz New York The lake lies in the Shawangunk Mountains some 1 200 feet above the Hudson River Valley The river can be seen meandering in the distance far below The canvas is freely painted throughout Two black bears are the only living creatures The White House Historical Association PD-art Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 118 <gallery> </gallery> PD-old-100 William Hart 1858 paintings Paintings in the White House New Paltz New York Lakes of Ulster County New York Lake Mohonk | ||||
