# A Stream in the Wood [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [DURAND, Asher Brown]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 102 x 82 cm ## Commentary A Stream in the Wood is also typical of Durand's subject matter, as most of his paintings depict woods. He almost invariably uses the same compositional format, comprising a few trees in the foreground, an empty middle area, and beyond these a luminous sky which casts light on the valley. Durand's paintings show nature in its wild state, without any sign of human presence, and glorify American nature as a new Eden. ## Related artworks - [Kindred Spirits]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()