Painting and Nature Preservation: Niagara Falls and Impressionism | ||
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Concern for the preservation of the falls among painters survived the transition from luminism to impressionism. This impressionistic painting by George Inness still contains a nature preservation message. The impressionistic elements of the picture are largely the results of air pollution caused by the factory spewing smoke behind the falls, a little to the right of center. |
George Inness, Niagara, 1889, National Collection of Fine Arts | ||