Pastoral Scene at Sunset 

Granville Redmond created this oil painting, titled Pastoral Scene at Sunset, in the United States. Redmond was a Tonalist painter who used soft, muted colors to create atmospheric landscapes. The Tonalist style, popular from the 1880s through the 1910s, aimed to evoke mood and emotion. The late 19th century saw an increasing interest in agrarian life, idealized through paintings like this and celebrated in exhibitions and popular magazines. This cultural interest was a response to the growing urbanization and industrialization in America and Europe. The image of shepherds tending to their flocks was seen as an antidote to the anxieties of modern life. Redmond himself was deaf from a young age and his landscapes have often been interpreted as a form of visual language that compensated for his lack of hearing. His work can be contextualized within the history of art and disability. Redmond's biography, exhibition history, and other archival records could help us understand the social and cultural dynamics behind the creation and reception of this kind of art.