The Beeches

Asher Brown Durand

1845 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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About this work

Artist: Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886)
Year: 1845
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 153.4 × 122.2 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Hudson River School

A path winds past a stand of tall beeches into a sunlit forest clearing, where sheep move along the track and warm golden light leads the eye deeper in; moss, damp earth and rough bark are painted with close attention. Durand painted it in 1845 for the New York collector Abraham Cozzens, a few years after a trip to England in 1840 where he studied Constable, whose influence shows in the handling of trees and sky. The upright format and pastoral calm mark a turn in the Hudson River School away from the sweeping drama of Thomas Cole towards quieter, more intimate communion with nature; a critic of the day called Durand's scenes quiet and gentle. Durand, an engraver before he was a painter, became the school's leading figure after Cole's death in 1848. The painting came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1914 with the Jesup bequest.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A path winding past tall beeches into golden forest light with sheep on the track, a tall calm picture for a hallway, stairwell or reading corner at 16×24 in black or natural oak. Sage, cream or warm grey; it suits a house among trees.

Style: Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1845)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; oak lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; 12×18 and 16×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Beeches in the public domain?

Yes. Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Beeches painted, and in what medium?

The Beeches dates from 1845 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 153.4 × 122.2 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Beeches (Asher Brown Durand) — The Beeches · Asher Brown Durand · 1845. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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