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This painting by American artist William Trost Richards depicts a quiet evening on the banks of the Squam River. The artist was renowned for his masterful ability to realistically and meticulously render landscapes. In this work, he used watercolor, gouache, and graphite.
If you squint a little, it might seem like you're looking at a photograph. A warm, somewhat blurry one — as if taken with an old digital camera. This impression arises thanks to the artist’s meticulous work with light and shadow, which creates a sense of realism in the objects. The accurate angles of sunlight, reflections on the water, slightly misty mountains — even the soft clouds silently drifting by. Every detail here plays a role in forming a unified expression.