Painting by Ferdinand Hodler
Lake Geneva as seen from Chexbres,
oil on canvas
1905

Class notes from Advanced Drawing with Barbara Rossi, SAIC,1991

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Heiderrat, India – rock formations like Enchanted Rock from National Geographic or Life.

Ferdinand Hodler for narrative.

Gauguin for composition, 4×5 ft. Especially “D’où venons nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous? (Where Do We come from? What Are We? Where Are We Going?)” 1897

Hudson River painters: Church, Cole, Bierstadt. The Voyage of Life series.

Paradigmatic – mythic poses.

Marsden Hartley – (not)

Tiepolo
Constable
Van Gogh – (not)
Turner – for atmosphere.
Yvonne Jacquette – for cloud studies, aerial paintings, contemporary.
Chinese wash landscapes.
19th C. American landscape photographers.
Balthus – “The Mountain”