David Smith

This Sculpture by David Smith is the Hudson River Landscape made in 1951.  It offers an abstract of the area around Smith's Bolton Landing home.  This sculpture relates to a number of his works he has produced with pastoral themes. This is an inspiration of a landscape, not a figure. It is one of the monumental figure being one of the oldest and traditional form of sculpture.  This is considered one of Smith's first mature work. Smith made this while traveling by railroad between Albany and Poughkeepsie. I chose this sculpture because it was very unique in the way it describes the Hudson River. I think it is a different way in looking at the river in a cool way.