Evening Landscape

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Ohio-born Wyant achieved great fame in the 1870s and 1880s with his panoramic views of the hills and valleys of the northeastern United States. This more intimate, expressionistic work, probably painted in the last year of Wyant's life, may be a pointed meditation on life and death. In addition to the symbolism of the setting sun, the tree in full bloom to the left creates a poignant contrast with the barren tree to the right.

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Landscapes
American
Trees
Evening dusk
Oil painting