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    Thompson, Floyd Leslie

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    The image shows a landscape with a winding stream, leading towards mountains on the horizon. Several tall trees frame the scene with their branches reaching across the sky. The brushstrokes suggest an impressionistic style. The color palette includes warm autumnal hues contrasting against the cool blue water and sky. In the distance, there are gentle hills with clusters of trees and a distant farmhouse.
    F. Leslie Thompson, October in the Midwest, 1963, color aquatint, Rosenwald Collection, 1980.45.1397

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    October in the Midwest

    F. Leslie Thompson · 1963 · color aquatint ·  Accession ID  1980.45.1397

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