Tag Archives: Trees

1895: Clearing

Posted on February 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Paul Ranson: The Clearing or Edge of the Wood (c. 1895)

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1919: Park

Posted on February 15, 2018 by corvusfugit

Ivan Fedorovich Choultse: Park in Neskuchnoye (1919)

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1635: A Kind of Speech They Could Not Understand

Posted on February 11, 2018 by corvusfugit

In 1635 at Brampton near Gainsborough an Ash Tree shook both in the Body and Boughs, and there proceeded from thence Sighs and Groans, like those of a Man troubled in his Sleep, as if he felt some sensible Torments. … Continue reading →

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2009: A Trade Union for Trees

Posted on January 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

Look at a single tall tree standing proud in the middle of an open area. Why is it so tall? Not to be closer to the sun! That long trunk could be shortened until the crown of the tree was … Continue reading →

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1926: Watershed

Posted on December 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Daniel Garber: A Wooded Watershed (1926)

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1912: Bed of Reeds

Posted on December 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Eero Järnefelt: Bed of Reeds (1912)

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1924: That’s What the Leaves Murmured

Posted on November 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Diaz’s Forest In a forest painted by Diaz, a little motherkin and her child stood still. They were now a good hour from the village. Gnarled trunks spoke a primeval tongue. The mother said to her child: “In my opinion, … Continue reading →

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1784: Cenotaph

Posted on November 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Etienne-Louis Boullée: Cénotaphe de Newton (1784); for his proposal for a cenotaph for Isaac Newton, Boullée envisioned a 500-foot tall sphere encircled by plateaus containing hundreds of cypress trees. (source)

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1913: Evening

Posted on October 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Harald Oskar Sohlberg: Evening, Akershus (1913)

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1934: Forest

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hans Emmenegger: Waldbild [Forest Image] (1934)

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