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George Inness

Sunny Autumn Day

1892
oil on canvas
81 × 106 cm (31.9 × 41.7 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Inness died while viewing a sunset, proclaiming, "Oh, how beautiful!” and falling to the ground.

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