Ankele - Hudson River School: 385 Paintings: Albert Bierstadt, Asher Durand, Frederic Church, George Inness, Thomas Cole, Thomas Moran 6 more artists

Hudson River School By Daniel Ankele Copyright 2015 Ankele Publishing, LLC Ankele Publishing, LLC All Rights Reserved Introduction MOVEMENT: Hudson River School INTERESTING FACTS: Hudson River School was a mid-19th century art movement by a group of landscape painters influenced by romanticism. Artist Thomas Cole is acknowledged as the founder of the Hudson River School. The first generation of H.R.S artists only painted the Hudson River Valley and surrounding areas. The H.R.S paintings reflect three primary themes: exploration, discovery and settlement. The H.R.S artists believed that nature in the form of the American landscape was an ineffable manifestation of God. The H.R.S paintings prompted people to preserve the national parks and create city parks.

ALBERT BIERSTADT BORN: January 7, 1830 in Solingen, Germany. DIED: February 18, 1902 in New York City, New York. INTERESTING FACTS: From 1853-57, Bierstadt studied painting with members of the Dusseldorf School of Painting. In 1859, he joined an overland survey expedition which allowed him to travel westward across the country sketching and photographing along the way. In 1860, he was elected a member of the National Academy. In 1861, Bierstadt and his friend Emanuel Leutze visited army camps around Washington to paint Civil War scenes.

In 1863, he painted 'The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak,' and again traveled west, this time with author and friend Fitz Hugh Ludlow; it was his first time in the Yosemite Valley. From 1860-75, Bierstadt was at the top of his career, with some of his paintings commanding as much as $25,000. By 1895, Bierstadt's popularity had faded. His extravagant lifestyle and increased debt forced him to sell 150 paintings to pay off creditors. A Rustic Mill 1855 Oil on canvas 279.03 x 375.81 cm Private Collection A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt Rosalie 1866 Oil on canvas Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA Among the Bernese Alps No date Oil on panel 72.39 x 55.25 cm Private Collection Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California 1868 Oil on panel 182.9 x 304.8 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, United States Autumn in America, Oneida County, New York No date Oil on canvas 70.17 x 50.17 cm Private Collection Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite c1871 Oil on canvas 91.8 x 67 cm North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States California Redwoods No date Oil on paper 71.12 x 48.26 cm Private Collection Campfire Site, Yosemite No date Oil on canvas 76.2 x 60.96 cm Private Collection Cascading Falls at Sunset c1879 Oil on canvas 60.96 x 45.72 cm Private Collection Cathedral Rocks, A Yosemite View c1872 Oil on paper 48.26 x 34.92 cm Private Collection Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley 1872 Oil on paper 35.2 x 48.6 cm Collection of Ryan M. Cooper Cho-looke, The Yosemite Fall 1864 Oil on canvas 87 x 68.9 cm The Putnam Foundation, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, United States Estes Park, Colorado 1869 Oil on canvas Private Collection Giant Redwood Trees of California 1874 Oil on canvas 133.35 x 109.22 cm Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States Haying, Conway Meadows 1864 Oil on canvas Private Collection In the Mountains 1867 Oil on canvas Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Indian Encampment, Late Afternoon 1862 Oil on canvas 50.8 x 71.12 cm Private Collection Kern's River Valley, California 1871 Oil on canvas 90.17 x 132.08 cm Private Collection Kings River Canyon, California 1874 Oil on canvas 50.8 x 72.39 cm Private Collection Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California 1865 Oil on canvas 162.6 x 244.5 cm Private Collection Puget Sound, on the Pacific Coast 1870 Oil on canvas 133.4 x 208.3 cm Seattle Art Museum, Washington, United States Sunrise, Yosemite Valley c1870 Oil on canvas Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA Sunset in the Yosemite Valley 1869 Oil on canvas Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, USA The Domes of the Yosemite Valley 1867 Oil on canvas 294.6 x 457.2 cm St.