View on the Catskill—Early Autumn
Thomas Cole American
Cole was enraptured by the pictureseque landscape along the Hudson River in upstate New York and spent much of his time at his home on the Catskill Creek tributary. By 1837, when he painted this view, the region was rapidly transforming. The Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad was being constructed through its heart, dooming hundreds of trees. Cole, who was also a poet and essayist, wrote in despair of the ruthless sacrifice. Here, the misty glow on the distant mountains, the calm water, and the pastoral figures constitute a scene that he mourned as lost forever.
#4346. View on the Catskill—Early Autumn
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