Category: Landscape
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Winter Companions
Created in his later years, Merrill Coffin’s Winter Companions reveals the artist’s enduring gift for capturing both the beauty and quiet resilience of the natural world. In this painting, two pheasants stand together in the left foreground, their bodies angled toward the right as though poised to step forward. A…
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Night Flight
Merrill Coffin’s Night Flight captures the quiet splendor of an autumn sunset over a familiar rural landscape. A white farmhouse anchors the left side of the canvas, taking up nearly half the width. Its two chimneys release faint wisps of smoke, a gentle sign of life and warmth inside. Bare…
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Harvest in Gold
Merrill Coffin’s art often captures the quiet poetry of everyday life, and Harvest in Gold is no exception. In this painting, he turns his gaze to a golden autumn field where the changing season comes alive in color and story. To the left, dried corn husks lean in the field,…
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Autumn Homecoming
In this autumn scene by Merrill Coffin, the quiet beauty of rural life unfolds against a backdrop of a weathered grey barn and golden fields. Overhead, a flock of geese makes its journey south, echoing the season’s change. Birch trees, touched with amber, dot the field, while a great golden…
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Autumn Afternoon, Home
In Autumn Afternoon, Home, Merrill Coffin offers a rare glimpse into rural Americana through one of his few known paintings to feature a car. Known primarily for his vivid landscapes and portraits of small-town life, this work stands apart, both for its compositional choices and the quiet narrative it evokes.…
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Fishing Hole
Nestled in a golden field, an old grey barn stands as a quiet sentinel of time, its weathered wood blending harmoniously with the warm hues of the season. In the foreground, a serene pond mirrors the crisp autumn sky, the golden leaves, and the steadfast barn, creating a tranquil scene…
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February Winter Tap
In this captivating scene by Merrill Coffin, a brooding winter sky sets the mood over snow-covered fields. To the left, maple trees adorned with sap buckets hint at the promise of spring, while four pheasants find shelter in the undergrowth below. A gentle stream winds through the landscape, with a…
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Capturing Tranquility
Merrill Coffin’s painting offers a serene glimpse into an autumnal Amish countryside. The center foreground depicts a wholesome moment between a teenage boy and his loyal companion. Wearing blue overalls and a straw hat, the boy bends down to scratch his dog’s ear. The dog, a white and black beauty,…
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The Butler Home
Merrill Coffin’s Butler Home is a masterful tribute to family, history, and heritage, capturing the charm and nostalgia of the Butler family’s home in Ashville, New York. Created for his daughter, Tabetha Butler, this painting beautifully portrays the Smith Bly House, a distinguished Greek Revival home listed on the National…
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Rural Reverie
Merrill Coffin’s Rural Reverie masterfully captures the quiet charm of a rural landscape on a subdued gray day. The scene invites viewers to step into a moment of rustic life, where the simple beauty of a working farm is rendered with warmth and authenticity. In the background, a partially visible…