THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL Louise Minks ILLUS HC DJ 1989 Landscape Art

Description: THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL The Landscape Art of Bierstadt, Cole, Church, Durand, Heade and twenty other artists by Louise Minks ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hardcover with dust jacket; 112 pages; Size Approx. 10 1/2 X 14 1/2. Published by Crescent Books; copyright 1989. Details: "In the nineteenth century the first group of American landscape painters, known as the Hudson River School, documented the unspoiled wilderness of the young nation. Their paintings enjoyed great success in a country eager for its own artistic identity. The school's traditions were founded on the spiritual ideals of Thomas Cole, who upheld God in nature and man's union with nature as the highest state, and warned against rampant destruction of the wilderness. Residing in New York City, Cole and his artist-colleagues, such as Asher B. Duran, traveled together to sketch on site, mainly along the Hudson River and in the Catskill Mountains. From Cole's monumental four-canvas series The Voyage of Life and panoramic Schroon Mountain, Adirondacks, to Durand's Kindred Spirits and intimate studies of nature, their work formatively influenced other Hudson River School artists. Though the following generation of these artists departed from Cole's philosophical emphasis and depicted scenery beyond the Hudson River Valley, most of them lived and worked near New York City, and belonged to the same social and cultural milieu. They all painted nature in different seasons and weather conditions.... With an informative text and beautifully reproduced paintings of 25 artists, this volume displays the range of style and sublime landscape that gives the Hudson River School a prominent place in American art. The book has a black hard cover binding with gilt lettering on the spine; 60 full-color and 28 black-and-white illustrations. A fine addition for your bookshelf! 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