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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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Who was the famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes?
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...
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1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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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...
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Early 1900s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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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...
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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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...
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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Figurative Paintings

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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...
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1880s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

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