Over the Great Divide — Fine Art

Over the Great Divide places a broad landscape under a wide sky, with ground and distant ridge meeting in the middle distance. The paint sits in short strokes that stay loose and open. Childe Hassam built this kind of outdoor scene in the American impressionist painting tradition.

The paper is matte, so the sky tones stay soft and there is no shine under a lamp. A fine art print keeps the painted passage clear and the colours even over the whole surface.

On a kitchen wall near the sink, the land line draws the eye from the doorway toward the far ground. From the table you notice the small broken strokes in the field and the wider band of sky above.