Fishing

Fishing is a subject in art. The gallery holds 140 works in this subject in art, including works by François Boucher, Thomas Doughty and Asher Brown Durand.

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (freshwater or marine), but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs.