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@TarragonJosep @mhmorrill Probably best known for 'Twilight in the Wilderness' and I have a fascination w/his Greenland paintings. But those inspired by Humboldt's South American expedition are unbeatable.
And one last contribution to this round of fire art @jgpausas. Another prairie fire with bison and rivers, this one from Charles Russell.
@jgpausas @TarragonJosep @mhmorrill @FreshwaterSteve @KLHWells @sarahcschaefer @MuseuNac_Cat @AnthonyGilesArt @HugoLines1 @ArtsatOFS @lmgoren1 @PauCostaF Who knew Albert Bierstadt was a latent Impressionist? Here he does a fire in the White Mountains - a reminder of how railroads opened up New England to megafires in the late 19th century.
Ok, a couple of American prairie fire paintings, beginning with "The Trapper's Defense. Fire Fights Fire" from the 1840s. They are lighting an escape fire and will use the burned patch to survive the wildfire. Note the transfer of fire technique from the Native American.
Fire art, this time from Russia. Denisov-Uralsky's giant painting of a crown fire, ca. 1900. (Part of a multi-decade series of fire paintings - he admitted he had become obsessed with fire.)
@LydiaPyne One of the sites identified as the place where Prometheus was shackled. As I write, I'm looking at the chunk you brought back, now appropriately nested on a bookshelf.