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Autumn Landscape, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Orange County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a large white house on the left side, surrounded by trees and a green lawn. The house has a gable roof and a wraparound porch. In the background, there are rolling hills and mountains, with one prominent mountain in the center. The sky is light blue and pink, with some clouds. The foreground features trees and bushes with autumnal colors, including shades of red, orange, and yellow. The overall scene is serene and peaceful, with a sense of depth and distance. The mountain in the background is Sugar Loaf Mountain. The scene is set in Orange County, New York.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1870–75
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 481 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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