Near Irvington, N.Y.

Of the present work, a contemporary critic lauded "The 'Goose Girl' belongs to the great period...when Inness was at the very summit of his power. There is more of himself in this small canvas than in any other of its size that we know. If one would know Inness, estimate him as a painter, and appreciate what he stood for in American art, it is enough to look at this picture, so rich in impulsive feeling, so prodigal of beauty, so full of urgent, keen, abounding life and sensibility. The freedom and breadth of his style has at that time become a second nature, and he expressed himself without apparent effort. It is a great picture, and a signal manifestation of genius. It ought to hang in the Museum of Fine Arts." ("The Fine Arts; An Inness Exhibition at Vose's Gallery," Boston Evening Transcript, December 8, 1899, p. 10)