Founder Hudson River School



thomas cole, view of 2 lakes , mountain house, catskill mountains, morning, brooklyn museum of art


the artist thomas cole acknowledged founder of hudson river school. cole took steamship hudson in autumn of 1825, same year erie canal opened, stopping first @ west point, @ catskill landing. hiked west high eastern catskill mountains of new york state paint first landscapes of area. first review of work appeared in new york evening post on november 22, 1825. @ time, english native cole, born in landscape autumnal tints of browns , yellows, found brilliant autumn hues of area inspirational. cole s close friend, asher durand, became prominent figure in school well. important part of popularity of hudson river school celebration of themes of nationalism, nature, , property. however, leading artists, such thomas cole, suspicious (or perhaps ambivalent) of economic , technological development of age.








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