The most characteristic tree of the north coast of the Mediterranean, it has long been associated with cemeteries and other places of grief.
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From John Singer Sargent’s alligators near Miami, through Anna Althea Hills’ fall in Orange County, to Grant Wood’s Spring in the yard in Iowa.
From Frederic Edwin Church at the Niagara Falls, through Childe Hassam’s Rainy Day in Boston, to William Merritt Chase teaching outdoor painting on Long Island.
Coppice stools, cut to just above ground level, and pollards cut high enough to stop them from being damaged by cattle, were commonly used to produce supplies of timber.
Paintings of Jacob van Ruisdael, probably the first in which species can be distinguished reliably, and leaf forms are depicted accurately, plus delights from Paulus Potter and Jan van der Heyden.
He was on board the Carpathia when it rescued survivors from the Titanic, and moved to the West Coast in 1915, where he painted its lush vegetation and rich light.
Trained in the US and Paris, he started painting New York skyscrapers around 1900, the right painter in the right place at the right time.
Trees play a major role in many of his paintings, particularly the holm oak. He models variation in colour and texture of bark and other subtle details, to set a high standard.
Collaborated with Jan Brueghel the Elder in early paintings, created his own landscapes from 1625, and a wonderful series of landscapes during his retirement in 1635-1640.
Piero della Francesca’s common walnut tree, several types by Giorgione, mixed woodland by Albrecht Altdorfer, wonderful examples from the Brueghels, and two plein air oil sketches by Velázquez.
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