It’s officially pumpkin season.
At least, you might probably find pumpkin-spiced products for sale somewhere in your area thanks, Starbucks.
According toBustle, there’s a psychological reason why we’re all so “obsessed” with autumn.
“We all crave the comfort and security that comes with traditions and predictability,” explains Dr. Griffiths.
Peer pressure also plays a role in the hype surrounding fall.
As Bustle explains, we’ve evolved to reflect our surrounding.
So if the neighbors start decorating, we’re quick to wheel out the pumpkins too.
19th century painter John William Waterhouse chose to recreate these lines with oil paint on canvas (viaTate).
In the scene, the cursed “Lady of Shalott” floats downstream, presumably to Camelot.
The artist frequently looked to Tennyson’s poetry for inspiration, according to Tate.
Visit the painting in person at theTate Britain museum.
Sadly, Lydia passed away from Bright’s disease two years after her sister finished this portrait.
The six-paneled maple is part of a set; an opposite-facing flowering cherry tree represents Spring.
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This painting marks one of Gauguin’s first works in Arles, highlighting the city’s bright fall foliage.
Three figures walk alongside a canal, and a Roman necropolis stands elevated in the background.
However, she also dabbled in autumn foliage (viaGeorgia O’Keeffe Museum).
This is just one in a series of nearly 30 still life paintings features leaves from Lake George.
This painting can be seen in person at theHigh Museum of Artin Atlanta, Georgia.
Birch Forest by Gustav Klimt
You might know Klimt for “The Kiss.”
The leaves are undisturbed, their only observer Klimt himself.
“Birch Forest” is currently valued at a staggering $90 million, perARTnews.
Below the towering tree, peasants harvest fall crops.
