Probably near Katahdin, autumn by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:18x18in (45x45cm) the year he helped establish

the year he helped establish the Blue Rider group in Munich

calcareous peninsula tapering northward into the Persian Gulf

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

Look closely at the palette: soft blues

Probably near Katahdin, autumn by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:18x18in (45x45cm) the year he helped establishProbably 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