Letters from a Landscape Painter by Charles Lanman
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"Letters from a Landscape Painter" by Charles Lanman is a collection of descriptive essays written in the mid-19th century. The work captures the author's experiences and reflections as a professional landscape painter, showcasing his appreciation for nature and the tranquility it offers. Lanman's narrative likely encompasses both his adventures in search of picturesque scenes and his philosophical musings about art and life. The opening of the work introduces the author as a
passionate lover of nature who embarks on various expeditions to capture the beauty of the American landscape. He begins his journey in the Catskill Mountains, detailing an expedition focused on fishing, where he recounts encounters with local characters like Peter Hummel, a wild and adventurous guide. Lanman vividly describes the scenery, personal reflections, and the joy of solitude found in nature, setting the tone for a series of letters that explore both the external beauty of the landscape and the internal depths of his thoughts and emotions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895 |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from a Landscape Painter |
| Contents | Trouting among the Catskills -- A Spring day -- South Peak Mountain -- A sleepless night -- Cole's imaginative paintings -- Lake Horicon -- Burlington -- Trip to Portland -- Moosehead Lake and the Kennebeck -- Lilly Larnard -- Louis L. Noble -- The unhappy stranger -- A week in a fishing smack -- Trip to Watch Hill -- Our New York Painters -- A song of memory. |
| Credits | This e-book was generously made available by FadedPage.com (www.fadedpage.com) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848 |
| Subject | Larnard, Lilly |
| Subject | Noble, Louis Legrand, 1813-1882 |
| Subject | Landscape painters -- United States -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Poets, American -- Biography |
| Subject | Painters -- New York (State) -- Biography |
| Subject | East (U.S.) -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53942 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-53942-3 |
| Release Date | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 352 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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