Two White-fronted Geese in Snowy Landscape by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:28x50in (70x127cm) a pioneering German celestial cartographer

a pioneering German celestial cartographer

Lander’s Peak (1863) is a sweeping vision of the American West at the height of Romanticism

it resonates with a distinctly American optimism about wilderness as both subject and symbol

did not receive formal artistic training

The Aare River

Two White-fronted Geese in Snowy Landscape by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:28x50in (70x127cm) a pioneering German celestial cartographerTwo white fronted geese in snowy landscape by Ohara Koson (18771945) is a serene kach e, or bird and flower, woodblock print created around 1900. A leading figure in early 20th century Japanese printmaking, Koson distilled winters hush into poised silhouettes and soft atmospheric tones. Instead of spectacle, he offers a moment of alert stillnesstwo geese pausing on a snow laced shorean image that reflects both refined naturalism and the elegant