# Autumn

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CHURCH, Frederic Edwin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/church-frederic-edwin-ra84ac4f0318c40>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 39 x 61 cm

## Commentary

Autumn landscapes were often painted by Church, who exploited the possibilities autumn gave for brilliant colouring, from the blue sky in the upper left to the intense reds of the leaves. Characteristic of Church and other artists of his school is the light source coming from the centre of the canvas, which illuminates the scene from the background in a deliberately theatrical way.

## Related artworks

- [Cross in the Wilderness](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/church-frederic-edwin-ra84ac4f0318c40/cross-in-the-wilderness-r12846a8824fed0>)
- [Niagara Falls](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/church-frederic-edwin-ra84ac4f0318c40/niagara-falls-r81db47ad93551d>)
- [The Heart of the Andes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/church-frederic-edwin-ra84ac4f0318c40/the-heart-of-the-andes-r6a74e1f1393cc9>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)