The Monongahela River Valley, Pennsylvania
At the age of nineteen, Kane immigrated with his Irish family from Scotland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he worked in steel refineries. He turned to painting following the loss of a leg in a train accident. Since he could not afford the expense of art school, Kane was self-taught. He focused on capturing vigorous scenes of his environment, such as this industrial landscape. A self-taught artist who called himself an "American workman," Kane gained renown during the 1920s and 1930s when American "folk" art first became widely celebrated by the art world.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Monongahela River Valley, Pennsylvania
- Artist: John Kane (America, West Calder, Scotland 1860–1934 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Date: 1931
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 28 x 38 in. (71.1 x 96.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
- Object Number: 67.187.165
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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