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Hudson River School Art

HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL STYLE

Considered the first major American painting movement, the Hudson River School emerged in the first half of the 19th century with landscape paintings that celebrated the young country’s natural beauty. Most of its leading painters were based in New York City where they exchanged ideas and traveled to the nearby Hudson River Valley and Catskills Mountains to re-create their vistas. At a time when the city was increasingly dense, the Hudson River School artists extolled the vast and pristine qualities of the American landscape, a sentiment that would inform the conservation movement.

American art was dominated by portraiture and historical scenes before Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School, began painting the Catskill Mountains in 1825. While the Hudson River School was informed by European art aesthetics, particularly the British focus on the sublime in nature, it was a style imbued with nationalism. The landscape painters who followed and studied under Cole would expand their focus from the Northeastern United States to places across the country, their work shared through prints and portfolios promoting an appreciation for the American wilderness — Niagara Falls, the mountain ranges that dot the American West and more — as the style blossomed during the mid-19th century.

Cole’s student Frederic Edwin Church as well as painters such as Albert Bierstadt, John Frederick Kensett, Asher Brown Durand and others became prominent proponents of the Hudson River School. The American art movement also had close ties to the literary world, including to authors like William Cullen Bryant, Henry David Thoreau and James Fenimore Cooper who wrote on similar themes. Although by the early 1900s the style had waned, and modernism would soon guide the following decades of art in the United States, the Hudson River School received renewed interest in the late 20th century for the dramatic way its artists portrayed the world.

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Style: Hudson River School
“Lake in the Adirondacks” by Levi Wells Prentice 19th C. American Landscape
“Lake in the Adirondacks” by Levi Wells Prentice 19th C. American Landscape

“Lake in the Adirondacks” by Levi Wells Prentice 19th C. American Landscape

By Levi Wells Prentice

Located in Yardley, PA

About this work: “Lake in the Adirondacks” by Levi Wells Prentice (American, 1851-1935). A charming and finely detailed Adirondacks landscape by Prentice. This composition looks out...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Sunset Impressionist Barbizon Signed Landscape Oil Painting
Antique French Sunset Impressionist Barbizon Signed Landscape Oil Painting

Antique French Sunset Impressionist Barbizon Signed Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 15 x 17 inches overall, and 7.25 x 9.25 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1870s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Hudson River School Summer Cows Landscape Oil Painting
Antique American School Hudson River School Summer Cows Landscape Oil Painting

Antique American School Hudson River School Summer Cows Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American sunset landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 8 by 9 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang an...

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1860s Hudson River School Art

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Oil

Antique American School Hudson River School Sunset Ruins Landscape Oil Painting
Antique American School Hudson River School Sunset Ruins Landscape Oil Painting

Antique American School Hudson River School Sunset Ruins Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American sunset landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 8 by 9 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang an...

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1860s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American 19th Century Southern School Louisiana Landscape Oil Painting
Antique American 19th Century Southern School Louisiana Landscape Oil Painting

Antique American 19th Century Southern School Louisiana Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American landscape oil painting. Oil on paperboard. Framed. Measuring: 10 x 14 inches overall, and 7 x 10 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1870s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

Catskill Mountains from Germantown NY
Catskill Mountains from Germantown NY

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 Art

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Oil, Canvas

Deer in a Wooded Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century, Framed
Deer in a Wooded Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century, Framed

Deer in a Wooded Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century, Framed

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Deer in a Wooded Landscape Oil on canvas 33 x 40 inches (83.8 x 101.6 cm) Framed dimensions: 44 1/2 x 51 in Provenance Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 1993, lot 170; Godel Fine Art, N...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dawn at the River
Dawn at the River

Dawn at the River

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Wonderful Hudson River School painting, oil on canvas. Obviously painted by a talented artist, unsigned and a mystery for you to solve. Canvas stamped Edward Dechaux NY. An amazing...

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1850s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

Antique American Impressionist Framed Marsh Landscape Southern School Painting
Antique American Impressionist Framed Marsh Landscape Southern School Painting

Antique American Impressionist Framed Marsh Landscape Southern School Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist fall landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Nicely framed in a giltwood molding. Measuring: 16 by 21 inches overall, and 12 by 17.25 painting a...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Finely Painted Luminous Forest Interior Painting
Antique American Impressionist Finely Painted Luminous Forest Interior Painting

Antique American Impressionist Finely Painted Luminous Forest Interior Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American luminous landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 11 inches overall, and 8.5 by 6.5 painting alone. Nice period frame. Excellent condition, ...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

“Manchester-by-the-Sea” Ann Sophia Towne Darrah, 19th C. Female Artist American
“Manchester-by-the-Sea” Ann Sophia Towne Darrah, 19th C. Female Artist American

“Manchester-by-the-Sea” Ann Sophia Towne Darrah, 19th C. Female Artist American

Located in Yardley, PA

About this work: “Manchester-by-the-Sea” by Ann Sophia Towne Darrah (American, 1819-1881). Darrah was among the earliest American women to establish a professional reputation as a p...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Folk Art American Hudson River School Landscape Figures Homes Rare 19th Century
Folk Art American Hudson River School Landscape Figures Homes Rare 19th Century

Folk Art American Hudson River School Landscape Figures Homes Rare 19th Century

Located in Buffalo, NY

A 19th century American landscape depicting a quiet coastal or lakeside scene at dusk, where a small cluster of houses rests along the water’s edge beneath a softly glowing sky. A n...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Hudson River School Coastal Sunset Seascape Framed Oil Painting
Antique American Hudson River School Coastal Sunset Seascape Framed Oil Painting

Antique American Hudson River School Coastal Sunset Seascape Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American sunset seascape beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 15 by 21 inches overall, and 9 by 15 painting alone.. In excellent original cond...

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1870s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Wonderful Hudson River School oil on board of a fisherman in a peaceful River scene. Monogram and dated on reverse. 9.25" x 12.25" housed in a carved frame measuring 11.5" x 14.5".

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1870s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

Morning in the Tropics: Late 19th Century Hudson River School Painting
Morning in the Tropics: Late 19th Century Hudson River School Painting

Morning in the Tropics: Late 19th Century Hudson River School Painting

By Frederic Edwin Church

Located in Milwaukee, WI

According to the catalogue raisonne of Church's work, the artist only produced one painting titled Morning in the Tropics (1858). This painting currently resides at the Walters Art M...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape -- Afternoon by the Pond
Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape -- Afternoon by the Pond

Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape -- Afternoon by the Pond

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous tonalist oil painting woman walking in field by pond with home in background by Willis Seaver Adams (American, 1844-1921), circa 1880. Trees and an amazing sky in the background add depth and interest to this beautiful piece. Signed "W. S. Adams" lower right corner. Condition: Previous restoration includes relining of canvas. Frame is vintage gilt molded and wood frame and shows previous repair of molding losses. Image size: 20"H x 24"W. Auctions records for the artist exceed $6,000. Willis Seaver Adams was known for his landscapes of the Connecticut River Valley. A relative recluse for much of his artistic life, his loneliness can be seen in much of his works. Oil miniatures were the focus for almost all of his later works. He is credited with over 425 oils, watercolors, and drawings. Willis Seaver was born in 1844 on a farm in Suffield, near the Connecticut River. He intermittently attended the Suffield Academy, and always wanted to be a painter. A wealthy doctor became his patron, and financed his studies in 1868 at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. When the doctor passed away, Adams returned home and struggled to make a living painting. After working for a photographer for three years, he opened his own studio. Adams helped organize Cleveland's first watercolor exhibit in 1876. Soon thereafter, he completed a portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes, then governor of Ohio, prior to his becoming President of the United States. This portrait enhanced Adams notoriety. In 1878, Adams traveled to Italy where he opened a studio in Venice, and became friendly with neighbor James Whistler. Prior to returning to Springfield, Adams lived in Florence, Italy for three years. He returned to became an instructor for the Springfield Art Association, and began to exhibit his works at the galleries of James D. Gill. His first one-man exhibit was held there in 1894. Other successful exhibitions took place in Chicago, New York, and Boston. Although his works garnered respectable prices and reflected his success, Adams felt he was due more recognition. In 1906, he moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts and converted a barn into a studio. There, he fell into relative obscurity, accompanied mainly by his dog, Collie. In 1921, Adams passed away. Examples of Willis Adams works can be seen at the Kent Memorial Library, the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Suffield Academy. Several Suffield residents are thought to own Adams paintings.

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1880s Hudson River School Art

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Linen, Oil

Sunset - A Sketch
Sunset - A Sketch

Sunset - A Sketch

By Martin Johnson Heade

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Sunset - A Sketch, 1895 Oil on board 6 x 12 inches (15.2 x 30.5 cm) Framed dimensions: 13 1/8 x 19 3/8 inches Signed and dated lower right: M.J.H. 95 Provenance Frederick Mont and ...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Sunset Seascape Giltwood Framed New England Harbor Oil Painting
Antique American Sunset Seascape Giltwood Framed New England Harbor Oil Painting

Antique American Sunset Seascape Giltwood Framed New England Harbor Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American sunset seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall, and 12.25 by 18 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Ha...

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1850s Hudson River School Art

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Oil, Board

Hudson River School Style Painting, c. 1900
Hudson River School Style Painting, c. 1900

Hudson River School Style Painting, c. 1900

Located in New York, NY

Untitled, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 16 x 24 in. Framed: 22 3/4 x 31 x 2 in. Signed lower right

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Early 1900s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Pastoral Hudson River Painting Farm Oxen 1890 19th Century Rare

Antique American Pastoral Hudson River Painting Farm Oxen 1890 19th Century Rare

Located in Buffalo, NY

A 19th century American landscape depicting a pastoral valley framed by autumnal trees, with distant mountains rising softly along the horizon. A river winds through the foreground, ...

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Early 1900s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Racing Yacht Comet Off New York, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1879
Racing Yacht Comet Off New York, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1879

Racing Yacht Comet Off New York, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1879

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Racing Yacht "Comet" Off New York, 1879 Oil on canvas 14 x 24 inches (35.6 x 61 cm) Framed dimensions: 24 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches Signed lower left: A. Cary Smith 79 Provenance Private...

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1870s Hudson River School Art

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Canvas, Oil

Santa Clara Cuba Antique Tropical Framed Palm Tree River Landscape Oil Painting
Santa Clara Cuba Antique Tropical Framed Palm Tree River Landscape Oil Painting

Santa Clara Cuba Antique Tropical Framed Palm Tree River Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Cuban impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil painting circa 1890. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 16 inches overall, and 12 by 9 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Framed Signed Serene Lake Landscape Original Painting
Antique American School Framed Signed Serene Lake Landscape Original Painting

Antique American School Framed Signed Serene Lake Landscape Original Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American school landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 33 inches overall, and 20 by 29 painting alone. Nice period frame. Excellent condit...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mount Desert Island, Maine Oil on Paper Painting, Signed, 10 x 14 in
Mount Desert Island, Maine Oil on Paper Painting, Signed, 10 x 14 in

Mount Desert Island, Maine Oil on Paper Painting, Signed, 10 x 14 in

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Mount Desert Island, Maine, likely Thunder Hole Oil on paper mounted on board 10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.6 cm) Framed dimensions: 16 3/4 x 20 11/16 inches Signed lower middle: F. S. F...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

"Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, " Julius Montalant, Maritime Port Trade
"Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, " Julius Montalant, Maritime Port Trade

"Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, " Julius Montalant, Maritime Port Trade

Located in New York, NY

Julius Montalant (1823 - 1898) Harbour of Rio Janeiro, 1843-1850 Oil on canvas 17 x 24 inches Signed and dated lower right; conservator's inscription on the reverse Born in Virginia, probably Norfolk, Julius Montalant is known for his drawings and paintings inspired by his travels on board navy ships. Attached to the USS St. Louis around 1844-45, he sketched ports of call he visited, including Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and China. Many of his works are held in the Museum of the U.S. Naval Academy. Navy records indicate his rank as 'C. Clerk', which may mean that he held a civilian position. During the 1850s he lived in Philadelphia, and in 1851-61 he exhibited at the Philadelphia Art Union and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Included were paintings of North America, Greece...

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1850s Hudson River School Art

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Canvas, Oil

Yellowstone Falls Landscape - Original Turn of the Century Oil Painting
Yellowstone Falls Landscape - Original Turn of the Century Oil Painting

Yellowstone Falls Landscape - Original Turn of the Century Oil Painting

Located in Soquel, CA

Yellowstone Falls Landscape - Original Turn of the Century Oil Painting Substantial and period painting of Yellowstone Falls by an unknown artist (American, 19th-20th Century), c.18...

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1890s Hudson River School Art

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Luminous Hudson River School Landscape Cows Grazing Wide Gold Frame Oil Painting
Luminous Hudson River School Landscape Cows Grazing Wide Gold Frame Oil Painting

Luminous Hudson River School Landscape Cows Grazing Wide Gold Frame Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

A finely rendered 19th century Hudson River School landscape depicting cattle grazing within an expansive open field, set beneath a softly illuminated sky. The composition is anchore...

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1860s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Blazing Sunset Landscape Framed Impressionist Signed Rare Oil Painting
Antique Blazing Sunset Landscape Framed Impressionist Signed Rare Oil Painting

Antique Blazing Sunset Landscape Framed Impressionist Signed Rare Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American school impressionist sunset landscape oil painting . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 8 by 11 inches overall, and 6 by 9 painting alone. Excellent conditio...

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1920s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

American School Impressionist Sunset Palm Tree Landscape Original Oil Painting
American School Impressionist Sunset Palm Tree Landscape Original Oil Painting

American School Impressionist Sunset Palm Tree Landscape Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American school impressionist tropical landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas board. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 14 inches overall, and 9.5 by 11.25 painting alone. Unsigned. Ex...

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Early 1900s Hudson River School Art

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Oil

American School California Framed Mountain Western Snowy Landscape Oil Painting
American School California Framed Mountain Western Snowy Landscape Oil Painting

American School California Framed Mountain Western Snowy Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 21 by 18 inches overall, and 19 by 16 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1890s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil

Large Scale Early 20th Century Bucolic Mt. Hood Landscape Oil Painting
Large Scale Early 20th Century Bucolic Mt. Hood Landscape Oil Painting

Large Scale Early 20th Century Bucolic Mt. Hood Landscape Oil Painting

By William M. Lemos

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous landscape with two cows drinking water in a pond with Mt. Hood in background by listed artist William M. Lemos (American, 1861-1942). Signed "W.M. Lemos" lower right. Presented in vintage gilt-toned frame that shows wear (included as-is). Condition: Good: previously owned and used, with little or no signs of wear and is in good condition. No structural issues. Image size: 29"H x 49"W. Born in New York, Professor Lemos moved to San Francisco in 1887 where he established a studio at 106 Geary Street. He later moved to Santa Cruz in 1896, where he settled, painting murals for many local businessmen and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. As a boy Lemos earned money by wandering the streets and painting on request. Arriving in San Francisco in 1887, he established a studio at 106 Geary. With his wife Mabel, he worked in Los Angeles for a few years in the 1890s. After settling in Santa Cruz in 1896, he painted murals for many local businessmen. When the original Beach Casino was built there at the Boardwalk in 1904, Lemos was the first concessionaire and worked there for nearly 40 years. On his platform in the Casino, Lemos did paintings of redwoods, still lifes, forest fires, beach scenes, and marines. Many of his oils were done on redwood slabs which were popular with the tourists; in the early days these paintings sold for one dollar and up depending on the size of the work. After his vision failed and he was unable to paint, his last years were mostly spent fishing off the Municipal Pier with a friend who baited his hook for him because he could no longer see. In the March 27, 1941 Santa Cruz Sentinel News Lemos reminisced, "Them were the days when the Boardwalk was only twelve feet long and when business got slow I picked up my shotgun and went across the street and shot ducks where the Casa del Rey Hotel now stands." Exhibited: Calif. State Fair, 1885; Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1889. In: Santa Cruz City Museum; Wawona Hotel (Yosemite). Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" His mother was Julia Lemos, a Chicago artist famous for her depiction of the Chicago fire, “Two of Julia’s children became successful artists. Her eldest son, William, was a naïve still life, landscape, and mural painter. As a young boy in New York, he would wander the streets, earning money for the family, by ‘painting on request.’ At age 26, William moved to San Francisco, California. He opened an art studio and kept it running until he moved to Santa Cruz with his wife, Mabel, in 1896. During this period, he worked as a fresco artist painting ‘murals for many local businessmen.’ Exhibited California State Fair, Sacramento, 32nd annual, per Sacramento Daily Union, September 9, 1885. and article goes on to say “William Lemos and wife, Sacramento – Art school exhibits in which are shown such a variety of designs in decorative art, flower painting, and ornamentation, that one must give time to the examination.” Exhibited Mechanics Institute, San Francisco, 1889. “Lemos and his wife were in Fresno California 1890...

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Early 20th Century Hudson River School Art

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper
Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper

Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper Early American portraits in the style of and possibly by Henry Bryan Hall (English/American, 1808-1861) Later in hi...

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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Art

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Oil, Laid Paper

Hudson River School Style Painting, Signed Brundell
Hudson River School Style Painting, Signed Brundell

Hudson River School Style Painting, Signed Brundell

Located in New York, NY

G. Brundell Untitled, c. Early 20th Century Oil on canvas Sight: 10 x 18 in. Framed: 19 7/8 x 27 7/8 x 2 in. Signed lower left

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Early 20th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Picking Wildflowers
Picking Wildflowers

Picking Wildflowers

By Ernest Parton

Located in Milford, NH

A fine landscape painting with birch trees and wildflowers by American artist Ernest Parton (1845-1933). Parton was born in Hudson, New York, and in his teenage years, began to accom...

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Early 20th Century Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Water Lilies
Water Lilies

Water Lilies

By George Henry Hall

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Water Lilies, 1881 Oil on canvas, 7 1/2 x 12 inches (19.1 x 30.5 cm) Framed dimensions: 16 1/8 x 21 1/8 inches Signed and dated lower left: Geo. Henry Hall '81 George Henry Hall was...

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1880s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hudson River Valley Bridge Antique American Oil Painting Framed NYC 19th Century
Hudson River Valley Bridge Antique American Oil Painting Framed NYC 19th Century

Hudson River Valley Bridge Antique American Oil Painting Framed NYC 19th Century

Located in Buffalo, NY

This atmospheric antique American landscape depicts a rustic wooden covered bridge spanning a quiet river, surrounded by dense foliage and dappled summer light. Painted in oil, the c...

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1910s Hudson River School Art

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Canvas, Oil

New England Sunrise, 1910 by Lockwood DeForest (American, 1850-1932)
New England Sunrise, 1910 by Lockwood DeForest (American, 1850-1932)

New England Sunrise, 1910 by Lockwood DeForest (American, 1850-1932)

By Lockwood DeForest

Located in New York, NY

"New England Sunrise," 1910 by Hudson River School painter Lockwood DeForest (American, 1850-1932) is oil on artists card-stock and measures 9.75 x 14 inches. The work is signed by DeForest and dated Sept. 17, 1910 at lower left. The work is framed in an elegant, period appropriate frame, and ready to hang. Lockwood de Forest was born in New York in 1850 to a prominent family. He grew up in Greenwich Village and on Long Island at the family summer estate in Cold Spring Harbor. As was customary for a cultivated family in the Gilded Age, the de Forests made frequent trips abroad. Excursions to the great museums, which were prominent on the de Forests agenda, deepened the young Lockwood's familiarity with European painting and sculpture. Though he had begun drawing and painting somewhat earlier, it was during a visit to Rome in 1868 that nineteen-year-old de Forest first began to study art seriously, taking painting lessons from the Italian landscapist Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844–1905). More importantly, on the same trip, Lockwood met one of America’s most celebrated painters, (and his maternal great- uncle by marriage) Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), who quickly became his mentor. DeForest accompanied Church on sketching trips around Italy and continued this practice when they both returned to America in 1869. Early on in his career, de Forest made a habit of recording the date and often the place of his oil sketches, as to create a visual diary of his travels. Lockwood’s profession as a landscape painter can be primarily attributed to Frederic E. Church and his belief in the young artist’s talent. De Forest often visited Church in the Hudson River community of Catskill where, in addition to sketching trips and afternoons of painting, he assisted with the architectural drawings and planning of Olana. In 1872, de Forest took a studio at the Tenth Street Studio Building in New York. During these formative years de Forest counted among his friend’s artists such as Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–80), George Henry Yewell (1830–1923), John Frederick Kensett (1816–72), Jervis McEntee (1828–91), and Walter Launt Palmer (1854–1932). Over the next decade de Forest experienced success as a painter. He exhibited for the first time at the National Academy of Design in 1872, and made two more painting trips abroad, in 1875–76 and 1877–78, traveling to the major continental capitals but also the Middle East and North Africa. His trip to the Middle East and the library at Church’s home, Olana, established his interest in design during his mid-twenties. From about 1878 to 1902, landscape painting was overshadowed by his activities and preoccupation with East Indian architecture and décor, a style that became quite fashionable in late nineteenth century America. From 1879-1883, de Forest founded Associated Artists along with Louis Comfort Tiffany, Candace Wheeler...

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Early 20th Century Hudson River School Art

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Oil, Board

Late 19th Century Oil Painting San Francisco Bay Sunset
Late 19th Century Oil Painting San Francisco Bay Sunset

Late 19th Century Oil Painting San Francisco Bay Sunset

By William Alexander Coulter

Located in Soquel, CA

San Francisco Bay Sunset Hudson River School circle of William Alexander Coulter Luminous San Francisco Bay 1870s landscape of sunset over water with red buoy in foreground and sail...

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1880s Hudson River School Art

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Linen, Oil

Oil River Landscape Painting, Hudson River School, Mid-19th Century
Oil River Landscape Painting, Hudson River School, Mid-19th Century

Oil River Landscape Painting, Hudson River School, Mid-19th Century

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This 19th-century American School river landscape painting by an unknown artist embodies the essence of the era’s reverence for nature and the burgeoning national identity. These wor...

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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Art

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Board, Oil

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942
Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942

By A. Mathieu

Located in Soquel, CA

Hudson River School Style - The Homestead and Grist Mill 1942 In the Hudson River School style by A (K) Mathieu (American, 19th-20th C). Harvest time at the Homestead with a hay wago...

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1940s Hudson River School Art

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Oil, Illustration Board, Stretcher Bars

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

By George Douglas Brewerton

Located in Southampton, NY

Original pastel on heavy card stock (made in Paris) by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas Brewerton. A view of Mount Shasta in Northern California. Signed lower left. Circa 1880. Condition is excellent. The artwork is housed in its original scroll decorated frame. Overall framed measurements are 33.25 by 19 inches. Provenance: A East Coast Florida estate. George Douglas Brewerton received lessons in art from Prof. Robert W. Weir at West Point where his father was Superintendent. In 1874, he was detailed to San Francisco as an officer in the Stevenson Regiment. In 1848, he underwent many adventures in Western deserts and mountains with Kit Carson, who crossed the country with news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen. Rufus Saxton during the Civil War, Brewerton called himself “Colonel,” although he never received an army commission...

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1870s Hudson River School Art

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Mount Hood From Clear Lake, Early 20th Century Large-Scale Panoramic Landscape
Mount Hood From Clear Lake, Early 20th Century Large-Scale Panoramic Landscape

Mount Hood From Clear Lake, Early 20th Century Large-Scale Panoramic Landscape

By William Lemos

Located in Soquel, CA

Mount Hood From Clear Lake, Early 20th Century Large-Scale Panoramic Landscape Large-scale panoramic oil painting landscape of Mount Hood from Clear Lake by William M. Lemos (Ameri...

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1930s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Stretcher Bars, Linen, Oil

“Woodland Study”
“Woodland Study”

“Woodland Study”

Located in San Francisco, CA

Remarkably, this painting tells its own story on the verso. To save your eyesight, here's what it reveals: James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) Landscape, animal, and portrait painter. A ...

Category

1860s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Raspberries, Peonies with a Basket
Raspberries, Peonies with a Basket

Raspberries, Peonies with a Basket

By George Henry Hall

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

George Henry Hall (1825–1913) "Raspberries & Peonies with Basket" Signed lower right and dated 1862 & 63 Oil on board Sight size: 10.5 × 13.75 in. Frame size: 19 x 22 in. Frame: P...

Category

1860s Hudson River School Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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