The Painter’s Triumph
by William Sidney Mount is a one of the greatest of all American genre painters.
He believed that not just Europeans could produce amazing art, but also
Americans; and that you didn’t have to study art in Europe to be good -- everything
can also be done in America. I agree with his point. In this painting you see the
painter showing the farmer his art. As you can see they both seem happy and
bring a warm and comical feeling. Mount
painted humorous depictions of everyday life as well as subtler explorations of
political, class, and even racial issues facing the young country.
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