Mt. Katahdin, Great Basin from South Turner Mountain by Frederic Edwin Church, 1877 east river Decorative border with images of

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Mt. Katahdin, Great Basin from South Turner Mountain by Frederic Edwin Church, 1877 east river Decorative border with images ofFrederic Edwin Churchs Mt. Katahdin, Great Basin from South Turner Mountain (1877) captures the awe inspiring presence of Maines highest peak with the Romantic intensity that made Church a leader of the Hudson River School. Painted late in his career, the work unites precise, topographical observation with an elevated sense of drama: the triangular mass of Katahdin rises across a rocky foreground, while a luminous sky bathes the scene in warm, coppery