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Who was the famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes?
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The famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes was Thomas Cole. Born in England, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1818. During a trip to the Catskills, he first began producing paintings, and his work helped establish the tradition of landscape art in America. Shop a large selection of Hudson River School paintings on 1stDibs.
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"Laurel Lake near Stockbridge, Massachusetts" Berkshires, Hudson River School
Located in New York, NY
Henry Augustus Ferguson
Laurel Lake near Stockbridge, Massachusetts, circa 1870s
Signed and titled on the reverse
Oil on canvas
16 x 26 inches
Provenance
Gallery of Mrs. Cornelius J...
Category
1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Hudson River School New England Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming 19th–early 20th century oil on canvas capturing a tranquil mountain landscape. Executed in a loose, impressionistic hand, the work depicts rolling hills in warm earthy ton...
Category
Early 1900s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Catskill Mountains from Germantown NY
By Thomas Cole
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gorgeous panoramic sunset landscape by unknown artist, ca. 1890. Oil on canvas measuring 20 x 34 inches.
Depicted are the Catskill Mountains facing west from somewhere in Dutchess County NY...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,500 Sale Price
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Evocation (Hudson River School Landscape Oil Painting of Sunset, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Hudson River School inspired landscape painting of sunset with orange glow
“Evocation” painted by Jane Bloodgood-Abrams in 2014
oil on canvas
48 x 60 inches / 49.25 x 61.5 inches wi...
Category
2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hudson River School 19th Century American Landscape Mountains Haystack Horses
Located in Buffalo, NY
This finely executed 19th century oil painting exemplifies the pastoral grandeur and romantic vision associated with the Hudson River School. While the painting is unsigned, it was c...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Hudson River School Luminous Coastal Sunset Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed and dated K. W. Newhall 1881, this luminous seascape by American painter Kate White Newhall (1840–1917) captures a dramatic coastal scene at sunset with refined academic techn...
Category
1880s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board