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his image reminds me of Maxfield Parish, the successful and influential artist who was active during the early 20th century. I suspect it is primarily the color combinations and the structural columns that invoke this association. Parrish's work defies categorization since he was part of no traditional art movement, and developed an original and individual style. He created realistic fantasies often incorporating photographs as source material. His work is known for its dazzlingly luminous colors, achieved by over-painting bright layers of oil color, alternately separated by varnish.
“It is generally admitted that the most beautiful qualities of a color are in its transparent state, applied over a white ground with the light shining through the color.” - Maxfield Parrish
