Hudson River School · 385 Paintings - Albert Bierstadt, Asher Durand, Frederic Church, George Inness, Thomas Cole, Thomas Moran + 6 More Artists

HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL Art Book contains 150 reproductions of landscapes, seascapes, wildlife and pastoral scenes with title,date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).

HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL ARTISTS

Artists: Asher B. Durand, Frederic E. Church, George Inness, Jasper F. Cropsey, John Kensett, Martin Johnson Heade, Thomas Cole, Thomas Doughty, Thomas Moran, Worthington Whittredge.

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.