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| The Oxbox (Oil, 1836) |
| In this painting, Cole
portrays two states of the land: on the left, it's wilderness, and on
the right, it's farm land. A storm is moving across from the
mountaineous wilderness to the rural valley below. Cole may be
suggesting that the two (wilderness and civilization)
can coexist together. Lifegiving rain and clean water originate
from wild unspoiled lands. Thus, man's future rests on keeping
the balance between the two. |
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