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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 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 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 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 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.

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 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.

This very ambitious narrative landscape draws on classical literature, showing Duncanson's creative confidence within European artistic traditions. Its inclusion highlights how Black artists participated in and expanded the intellectual and cultural…

One of Duncanson’s most celebrated works, this painting uses the rainbow as a symbol of peace, hope, and spiritual renewal. Its inclusion speaks to how Black artists encoded deeper meanings into seemingly conventional vistas. Created just before the…