White Mountain Scenery, Franconia Notch, N.H., 1857
Asher Brown Durand
Oil on canvas
48 1/4 x 72 1/2 in. (122.6 x 184.2 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-105
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
Painting the American Vision
On view July 30, 2011 to November 6, 2011
Located in the: Special Exhibition Galleries
In the mid-1800s, a loosely knit group of American painters-now known as the Hudson River School-forged an "American" landscape that regarded the natural world as a resource for spiritual renewal and an expression of cultural and national identity. Drawn from the celebrated collection of the New-York Historical Society, this exhibition features 45 magnificent landscapes, including Thomas Cole's iconic series of monumental paintings, "The Course of Empire," as well as works by Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Asher B. Durand and others.
Painting the American Vision was originally organized by the New-York Historical Society as The Hudson River School: Painting the American Vision, and all works are from that institution's collection.
Exhibition made possible in part by a generous grant from the AMG Foundation. Additional support provided by the East India Marine Associates (EIMA) of the Peabody Essex Museum.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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White Mountain Scenery, Franconia Notch, N.H., 1857
Asher Brown Durand
Oil on canvas
48 1/4 x 72 1/2 in. (122.6 x 184.2 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-105
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak), 1844
Asher Brown Durand
Oil on canvas
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.75
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
The Harvest Moon, 1860
Louis Rémy Mignot
Oil on canvas
24 x 39 in. (61 x 99.1 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-160
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
Catskill Mountains, Shandaken, N.Y., 1856
Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss
Oil on canvas
10 15/16 x 15 13/16 in. (27.8 x 40.2 cm)
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman, 1932.44
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
White Mountain Scenery, 1859
John Frederick Kensett
Oil on canvas
45 x 36 in. (114.3 x 91.4 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-194
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
Study of an Orchid, 1872
Martin Johnson Heade
Oil on canvas
18 x 23 in. (45.7 x 58.4 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-112
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
On the Esopus, Meadow Groves, Before 1858
William Hart
Oil on canvas
25 1/4 x 45 in. (64.1 x 114.3 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-81
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey, 1859
John Frederick Kensett
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (47 x 77.5 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-229
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
Shandaken Range, Kingston, New York, 1854
Asher Brown Durand
Oil on canvas
21 1/2 x 17 in. (54.6 x 43.2 cm)
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund, 1887.5
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
The Course of Empire: Destruction, 1836
Thomas Cole
Oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 63 1/2 in. (99.7 x 161.3 cm)
Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.4
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
Nahant Rock and Seashore, 1855
John Frederick Kensett
Oil on canvas
18 x 30 in. (45.7 x 76.2 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-84
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
The Catskills and Lake George
Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848)
Catskill Creek, N.Y., 1845
Oil on canvas
26 1/2 x 36 in. (67.3 x 91.4 cm)
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-157
Courtesy the New-York Historical Society
