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Sunny Autumn Day, 1892. Highly prolific, Inness created more than 1,000 works during a career lasting 50 years. Dated just two years before his death, Sunny Autumn Day epitomizes his late style in which the physical landscape is transformed into something akin to a spiritual apparition. Featuring blurred forms and pronounced atmospheric effects from glowing translucent colours, this serene scene reflects Inness’s mystical view of the natural world. According to the artist, a work of art’s aim is "not to instruct, not to edify, but to awaken an emotion."