Owl’s Head Mountain Notecard

Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)
Owl’s Head Mountain, 1864

Duncanson was the first recorded African-American landscape painter. He lived in Montreal from 1863-1865 after fleeing the United States during the American Civil War. His approach to landscape painting would influence many other artists living in Montreal in the 1860s.

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.