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Fastovsky--Autumn--small.jpg
A deft hand with tonal color renders Fastovsky's autumnal landscape somewhat different from what we expect in paintings of that season. We look down upon a valley whose brightest colors are literally marginalized--as borders between agricultural…

Caleonesco--Autumn Bouquet.jpg
We see a wooden table, whose surface appears to consist of different textures, one half smooth and the other ridged. It becomes the space for an arrangement of autumn flowers and leaves in a white ceramic bouquet vessel, flowers painted on the vase…

Zemachson - Autumn Bouquet.JPG
Against a backdrop of muted, almost murky tones in brown, green, and tan, we see a still life of flowers in an earthenware jar along with various fruits. Their colors likewise are subdued; golds, reds, and oranges are illuminated by autumnal light in…

McEvoy - Autumn Leaves.JPG
Delicate, minimalist still life depicts a vase of cut stems from trees and plants. In keeping with the season—but also reminding us of time’s passage—two leafs have fallen upon an unadorned table. McEvoy’s flattened background transforms the leaves…

Jacoby--Autumn Road.jpg
Whereas other paintings may have smoothed out some of the elements in this classic northeastern fall landscape, Jacoby creates a network of lines. We see them as stone walls in the fields below, tree trunks and branches (and their many shadows), and…

Lange tag.jpg

Morton - Bavarian Group.JPG
Somewhat of an outlier among the New Deal Gallery paintings, Morton’s composition follows in a tradition of European genre painting. We see a cozily circumscribed group of four people in traditional clothing, gathered under a pool of light and…

AndrewsRobert - 01.jpg
Naturalistic landscape of idyllic lake is complicated by Andrews' use of impressionist blocks of color that flatten the picture plane into birch trees and a diorama behind them. Their leaf color suggests a time of late summer which, if true, helps…

NakamizoFuji - Woodpecker.jpg
An alert jay sits upon a tree branch in the foreground, with billow of leaves or some other foliage in the midground. In the distance, we see the turret of a large building. Nakamizo’s decision to render this scene as an engraving turns it into a…

Gaige--Boat House, Sutton Place@2x.jpg
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