# Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

- By: George Inness (American, 1825–1894)
- Date: 1892
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 107.2 × 82.2 cm (42 3/16 × 32 3/8 in.)
- Culture: United States
- Credit line: Edward B. Butler Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64729)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/ef96e79b-f481-8114-0804-4bd39c101983/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The light and landscape of Florida inspired George Inness’s Early Morning, Tarpon Springs. Amid the pale pinks and blues of sunrise, a miniscule figure stands in a grove of trees, harmonizing with the surrounding landscape. The color of his pants mirrors that of the tree trunks, and his red hat suggests a luminous, low sun. Believing that objects in the natural world were suffused with spiritual meaning, Inness incorporated the tenets of Swedenborgian Christianity into his work. Landscape painting, in turn, became a site for contemplation and religious experience.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0