A painting of a person in a red coat standing in the middle of a group of towering redwood trees in a forest. The person appears microscopic compared to the enormous tree trunks, which fill the painting top to bottom, glimpses of blue sky visible in the narrow spaced between them. The scene is painted in rich colors, with sunlight filtering through the leaves and illuminating parts of the tree trunks and forest floor.

Elbridge Ayer (E. A.) Burbank

Redwood Trees

About 1910–1942

Oil on canvas board

4” W x 6” H

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In Redwood Trees, Elbridge Ayer Burbank accomplishes a miniature painting (the size of a postcard) of a monumental subject, achieving a sense of scale and grandeur through a tiny, brightly clad figure and dramatic lighting.

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