Sunset, Hudson Valley by Frederic Edwin Church, 1870 16x20max90 which was the first detailed

which was the first detailed land survey on a national scale anywhere in the world

Audubon’s use of color and intricate brushwork brings the scene to life

like music

dune-backed beaches at Trouville–Deauville

Sunset, Hudson Valley by Frederic Edwin Church, 1870 16x20max90 which was the first detailedSunset, Hudson Valley (1870) by Frederic Edwin Church captures the quiet drama of dusk settling over one of Americas most storied landscapes. A leading figure of the Hudson River School and a student of Thomas Cole, Church was celebrated for transforming meticulous observation into scenes of epic atmosphere. Here, the days last light suffuses the sky with glowing orange and tawny brown, drawing the eye across low, restful hills toward a horizon that