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Hi Miguel,

These are the most beautiful paintings. Looking at the little island reminds me of the Native Americans. Do you think he might be meditating? There is the canoe ready when needed.

Blessings,
Myrna

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On the cabin painting the detail is extraordinary and the distant mountains are outstanding.

I love the balance of simplicity and detail on the American lake scene too.

The composition is perfect balance, lots of light and water and then that great naturalistic work on the islands.

Roger

Roger, you have said it all about the cabin and the lake paintings. In my opinion, it is precisely that perfect balance of simplicity and detail that you mention that produces the incredible beauty in them.

As to Cole's distant mountains, entire volumes could be written about them, so neat and beautiful they are.

Here is another work by Thomas Cole that while not featuring distant mountains but a close massif with a solitary figure ("Prometeus"), is pretty impressive too: in effect, not only does it impact the viewer with its great, luminous beauty but is unique in both conception and execution.

Thomas Cole - Prometeus bound (oil on canvas, 1846-47)

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Here is a wonderful video that combines an impressive selection of Thomas Cole paintings with Frederic Chopin's unique music. One may find strange that they have been put together till one is reminded that although from distant realities, they both belonged to the Romantic period.

A wonderful treat.

Thank you.