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"For
Cole was not only a great artist but a great teacher ; the
contemplation of his works made men better. It is said of one of the
old Italian painters, that he never began a painting without first
offering a prayer. The paintings of Cole are of that nature that it
hardly transcends the proper use of language to call them acts of
religion. Yet do they never strike us as strained or forced in
character ; they teach but what rose spontaneously in the mind of the
artist; they were the sincere communications of his own moral and
intellectual being. One of the most eminent among the modern German
painters, Overbeck, is remarkable for the happiness with which he has
caught the devotional manner of the old ecclesiastical painters,
blending it with his own more exquisite knowledge of art, and shedding
it over forms of fairer symmetry. " -- William Cullen Bryant addressing
the National Academy of Design, New York, May 4, 1848, giving
A tribute to the life and works of Thomas Cole
The Hudson River School 1825-1875 Throughout the history of the United States, the American wilderness has been fundamentally important in creating a national identity. The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement founded by Thomas Cole in 1825. Using the river as inspiration, these painters were celebrated for their realistic depictions of the regions stunning and distinctive landscape. Their radiant, majestic style was influenced by European romanticism. The artists shared common design aesthetics uniting them as a school despite their distinctive styles. The painters focused on the American wilderness, particularly the Hudson River Valley as well as the Catskill Mountains and Adirondack Mountains. The paintings were spectacular and dramatic reflecting the wilderness environment. The artists moved their studios out of doors and sketched directly from nature focusing on the drama of light and shadow. Many paintings depict a rugged landscape, dramatic sunrise or ominous storm clouds brewing in the distance. The works were painstakingly detailed and celebrate Gods divine handiwork in nature.
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Key Descriptive Words and Phrases associated with the Hudson River School- unspoiled nature, atmospheric lighting, primeval landscape, theatrical, Catskill, Berkshire, White Mountains, Walt Whitman, American Transcendentalists, spiritual transformation, dramatic instincts, large scale canvasses, Luminist, Romantic school, wilderness, New York, symbolic language, realism, Western Expansion and Manifest Destiny.
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Artists Associated With The Hudson River School
Albert
Bierstadt American 1830-1902
Thomas
Cole, American, 1801-1848 Herman Herzog German, 1831-1932 Thomas Hill, English, 1829-1908 Thomas Moran English born American1837-1926 George Inness American, 1825-1894 Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900 George Loring Brown, American, 1814-1889 Thomas Chambers, English, 1808-1866 Asher B. Durand, American, 1796-1886 John Frederick Kensett, American, 1816-1872 Jasper Francis Cropsey, American, 1823-1900 Martin Heade, American, 1819-1904 |