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This tranquil riverside gathering presents a human presence within the natural environment. It highlights Duncanson’s commitment to depicting everyday life as part of the landscape narrative.

Duncanson’s Sunset Study focuses on lighting and emotional atmosphere rather than his usual detailed narrative. Its presence in the exhibit underscores his sensitivity and talent across genres.

This landscape captures a serene Quebec lakeside in Duncanson’s signature tonal palette and detailed style. It demonstrates how he integrated Canadian subjects into his broader transnational artistic career.

This dramatic Highland view shows Duncanson’s engagement with the European Romanticism style. Including it shows how he was intentionally bridging Old World traditions with the New World setting.

This work highlights Duncanson’s command of atmospheric marine style paintings, a genre central to nineteenth-century North American art. Its inclusion shows how Black artists engaged with concepts of mobility and distance through the maritime…

This richly wooded scene reflects Duncanson’s engagement with Romantic depictions of nature. Its inclusion demonstrates how his work helped shape early impressions of Canadian wilderness aesthetics.

This landscape shows Duncanson’s interest in dramatic motions and wilderness imagery. The painting connects Black artistic production to themes of power, turbulence through the Canadian landscape.

This local Quebec landscape blends detail with atmosphere. Its inclusion underscores how Duncanson documented the regions he travelled through as he built a transnational artistic identity.

Gary and Pia sitting by the lake

A plaque commemorating the Webster-Ashburton Treaty at the old State Department building in Washington, D.C. where the signing took place.