Indian Summer 1886

"Indian Summer" is a landscape painting by Jasper Francis Cropsey completed in 1886. This painting showcases the beauty of the Hudson River School movement, with its focus on the natural world. The painting depicts a serene river scene bathed in the warm light of a late autumn afternoon, with distant mountains and a scattering of trees in various shades of green, yellow, and red. The figures in the foreground, fishing on the riverbank, add a sense of human scale to the grand, idyllic landscape. Cropsey's mastery of light and atmospheric effects creates a sense of peace and tranquility, capturing the essence of the fleeting beauty of the Indian summer season.