In Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting

The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to experience the beauty and breadth of the American landscape in In Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting, on view from September 13th, 2025 – January 4, 2026.

An early celebration of the upcoming semi quincentennial, the exhibition provides a rich introduction to American landscape painting, featuring key artists and movements, while providing a deeper understanding of the involvement of artists in the crafting of American identity. Nearly 90 paintings reveal how artists interpreted the land in ways that reflect both their times and their visions, beginning with the emergence of the first uniquely American artistic movement, the Hudson River School, the exhibition also contains examples of, Impressionism and Tonalism, approaches to painting that emerged later in the nineteenth and into the twentieth century, as well as modern trends in interpreting the landscape as the twentieth century progressed.