Mid-Summer
1920
About this artwork
This landscape painting depicts a lush, rolling hillside densely covered in trees under a summer sky. The composition emphasizes textured brushwork characteristic of Reiffel's later impressionistic style.
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Charles Reiffel was a self-taught artist who initially worked as a lithographer for decades before transitioning to painting full-time in his 40s. He became famous for his highly rhythmic and structured landscapes, often painting the dramatic topography of California after moving west in the 1920s. His unique style of creating 'patterns' in nature earned him significant acclaim within the American Impressionist movement.
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Mid-Summer
Charles Reiffel, 1920
