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Lot description
An original oil landscape painting by Alaska artist Ellen Henne Goodale (1915-1991), depicting a brilliant autumn valley framed by dark spruce forests and backed by a sweeping range of snow-covered mountains and glaciers beneath a luminous northern sky. Warm gold, crimson, and russet tones dominate the foreground, contrasting beautifully with the cool whites and muted grays of the alpine peaks to create a composition that captures the fleeting transition between Alaska's short autumn and approaching winter. Ellen Henne Goodale was celebrated for her evocative interpretations of the Alaska wilderness, painting remote landscapes, wildlife, and village scenes with an emphasis on atmosphere and seasonal light. Her work reflects a lifelong appreciation for the state's vast geography, using confident brushwork and harmonious color relationships to convey both grandeur and tranquility. This composition exemplifies her ability to balance expansive mountain scenery with intimate foreground detail, leading the viewer's eye from colorful tundra vegetation through stands of spruce to the glacier-carved peaks beyond. Signed in the lower left corner, with additional markings to the reverse of the canvas and frame as photographed, the painting is presented in its original gold-tone frame with white fabric liner and decorative notched edge. Overall measurements are approximately 20.5" x 24.5" with an image sight of 12" x 16".