George Caleb Bingham, Landscape with Fisherman

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George Caleb Bingham, Landscape with Fisherman, c. 1845-1850. Oil on canvas. 25 in. x 30 in. (63.5 cm x 76.2 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.015.

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