Utah Fall Aspens by Lee Greene Richards (1878-1950)
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Though best known for his portraiture, Lee Greene Richards also captured the quiet beauty of Utah’s landscapes with lyrical sensitivity. Utah Fall Aspens reveals his deft handling of light and color, depicting the golden hues of autumn aspens with both technical precision and poetic warmth. The composition reflects Richards’s academic training in Paris, where he studied at the prestigious Académie Julian and École des Beaux-Arts, while also expressing a deeply personal connection to his home state.
A prominent figure in Utah’s cultural history, Richards painted official portraits of governors and LDS Church leaders, and collaborated on murals inside the Utah State Capitol and other major institutions. His landscape work, though less frequently exhibited, underscores his versatile mastery and reverence for the natural world.
