SUNSET ON THE RIVER POSTCARD

$1.50 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

The play of sunshine and shadow across the scene of cows grazing and thunderclouds in the distance creates a dynamic mood in the landscape. George Inness believed there was a direct correspondence between the natural and spiritual realms, as theorized by the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). The artist hoped that, by showing the drama and dynamism of nature, his paintings would transport viewers to a higher emotional or mental plane.En esta escena, el juego de sol y sombra creado por las vacas…