On the Heights  1909

Many of the paintings, such as this one, that Charles Courtney Curran completed while summering at the Cragsmoor art colony near Ellenville, New York, reflect the genteel, idyllic nature of the community, with figures set within the picturesque landscape of the area. Here, three idealized young women are silhouetted against a sunlit sky as they pose perched on a boulder. C...