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Painting by George Inness

Hudson River School Painter · Active 1848 – 1894

George Inness

Paintale's collection includes 19 paintings attributed to George Inness, a figure of the Hudson River School period whose recurring subjects — daily life, landscape, religion & mythology — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.

Daily LifeLandscapeReligion & MythologyPortrait

Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.

Paintings by George Inness (19)

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After a Summer Shower

After a Summer Shower

George Inness

887 likes17 comments
Summer in the Catskills

Summer in the Catskills

George Inness

1507 likes57 comments
Autumn Woods

Autumn Woods

George Inness

824 likes94 comments
The Home of the Heron

The Home of the Heron

George Inness

857 likes127 comments
A Marine

A Marine

George Inness

1478 likes28 comments
Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

George Inness

852 likes122 comments
Catskill Mountains

Catskill Mountains

George Inness

547 likes117 comments
The Old Mill

The Old Mill

George Inness

1049 likes39 comments
Crossing the Ford

Crossing the Ford

George Inness

857 likes47 comments
The Mill Pond

The Mill Pond

George Inness

1488 likes98 comments
A Silver Morning

A Silver Morning

George Inness

1340 likes10 comments
Moonrise

Moonrise

George Inness

764 likes34 comments
The Lonely Farm, Nantucket

The Lonely Farm, Nantucket

George Inness

879 likes89 comments
Landscape, Sunset

Landscape, Sunset

George Inness

799 likes69 comments
The Sisters

The Sisters

George Inness

610 likes100 comments
The Storm

The Storm

George Inness

1218 likes128 comments
Afterglow

Afterglow

George Inness

681 likes31 comments
Threatening

Threatening

George Inness

828 likes98 comments
The Moon at Night

The Moon at Night

George Inness

794 likes64 comments

About George Inness

The paintings by George Inness gathered on Paintale span daily life, landscape, religion & mythology, portrait, 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 1848 – 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, Religion & Mythology, Portrait.