Probably near Katahdin, autumn by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:18x18in (45x45cm) and bold color contrasts deliver

and bold color contrasts deliver a visual feast—with splashes of vibrant orange and deep evergreen creating movement and energy

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Look closely at the palette: soft blues

Creamy whites and warm beiges wash the architecture in soft light

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Probably near Katahdin, autumn by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:18x18in (45x45cm) and bold color contrasts deliverProbably near Katahdin, autumn by Frederic Edwin Church introduces one of Americas great landscape painters at the height of his powers. A leading light of the Hudson River School, Church transformed the northeastern wilderness into a stage for the sublimewhere atmosphere, light, and seasonal change become the true protagonists. In this late 1860s canvas, the qualifier probably signals a memory infused view of the Katahdin region in Maine, trading