After a Summer Shower
George Inness
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Hudson River School Painter · Active 1867 – 1894
George Inness
Paintale's collection includes 5 paintings attributed to George Inness, a figure of the Hudson River School period whose recurring subjects — daily life, landscape — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Daily LifeLandscape
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by George Inness (5)
About George Inness
The paintings by George Inness gathered on Paintale span daily life, landscape, a set of concerns typical of an artist working through the Hudson River School period. Taken as a group, they show a consistent visual language rather than a series of unrelated commissions.
Today, paintings by George Inness are held in major institutions including Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about George Inness
- When did George Inness live?
- George Inness was active around 1867 – 1894, during the Hudson River School period.
- Where can I see paintings by George Inness?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did George Inness paint?
- Daily Life, Landscape.