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A dark wood at sunset: tall trunks in shadow, and one birch lit gold by the last light

Sunset in the Woods

George Inness
1891 · Oil on canvas

Inness painted the last light falling through a wood. On The Lore it is the stage where Aesop plays the crow and the pitcher.

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

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National Gallery of Art, 2014.79.43
Era
19th century
Tags
LandscapeWoodsLightPainting
Source
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  • The Lore: The woodland stage for Aesop's fable

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