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Overview
What is Hudson River School?
c. 1825 – 1875Period
New York, United StatesBegan in
12Key artists on this page
12Works with free images
7Museums to visit
The Hudson River School was a mid-19th-century American art movement made by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism. Early on, the paintings typically depicted the Hudson River Valley and the surrounding area, including the Catskill, Adirondack, and White Mountains. Works by second-generation artists expanded to include other locales in New England, the Maritimes, the Western United States, and South America.From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The name given to a number of American landscape painters working between 1825-1875, inspired by their pride in the beauty of their homeland. The three founders, and probably the most important figures were Thomas Cole, Thomas Doughty and Asher B Durand.
The patriotic spirit of the painters of The Hudson River School won them great popularity in the middle of 19th Century.
The Course of Empire by Thomas Cole · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Period
c. 1825 – 1875
Began in
New York, United States
Key artists
Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Albert Bierstadt, Asher Brown Durand
Related
Barbizon School, Realism, Pre-Raphaelites
How to recognise it
Key characteristics of Hudson River School
Large, detailed landscapes of American wilderness
Romantic sense of awe and the divine in nature
Carefully observed light, often golden and atmospheric
Themes of discovery, settlement and national identity
Later painters travelled to the Rocky Mountains, South America and the Arctic
Timeline
When was Hudson River School?
Hudson River School is usually dated c. 1825 – 1875, beginning in New York, United States. Dates for art movements are approximate: artists joined and left, and styles overlapped.
Each bar shows an artist's life; the shaded band is the main period of Hudson River School.
Asher Brown Durand
Thomas Cole
John William Casilear
John Frederick Kensett
Martin Johnson Heade
Worthington Whittredge
Robert Seldon Duncanson
Sanford Robinson Gifford
George Inness
Frederic Edwin Church
Albert Bierstadt
Thomas Moran
Hudson River School
1796–1886
1801–1848
1811–1893
1816–1872
1819–1904
1820–1910
1821–1872
1823–1880
1825–1894
1826–1900
1830–1902
1837–1926
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Who
Key Hudson River School artists
Artists linked to Hudson River School in Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia. Artists marked Art Icons have a full profile on our sister site.
American landscape painters who celebrated the wilderness of the Hudson Valley and, later, the American West.
When was Hudson River School?
Hudson River School: c. 1825 – 1875. It began in New York, United States. Dates for art movements are approximate.
What are the main characteristics of Hudson River School?
Large, detailed landscapes of American wilderness; Romantic sense of awe and the divine in nature; Carefully observed light, often golden and atmospheric; Themes of discovery, settlement and national identity; Later painters travelled to the Rocky Mountains, South America and the Arctic.
Who are the most famous Hudson River School artists?
Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Albert Bierstadt, Asher Brown Durand, Thomas Moran.
What are some famous Hudson River School works?
The Course of Empire by Thomas Cole; The Oxbow by Thomas Cole; The Icebergs by Frederic Edwin Church; The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt; The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge by Thomas Cole.
Where can I see Hudson River School art?
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States), Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C., United States), National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C., United States), New York Historical (United States), Dallas Museum of Art (United States) hold works shown on this page.
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