Thomas Cole Landscape Paintings

Thomas cole born in england came to america in 1818 and soon was depicting the beauty and majesty of the american landscape.

Thomas cole landscape paintings. Genre painting 6 landscape 101 literary painting 2 marina 1 mythological painting 2 religious painting 3 self portrait 1 sketch and study 13 media. Thomas cole was an english born american painter known for his landscape and history paintings. The hudson river school itself is still considered one of the finest and most significant groups of landscape artists in all art history and other members of this famous. Thomas cole was an artist who cared passionately about the american landscape and founded this country s first major art movement now known as the hudson river school.

Cole s scenes of the hudson river valley reverently recorded echo the loneliness and mystery of the north american forests. Oil on canvas 1826. Thomas cole february 1 1801 february 11 1848 was an english born american painter known for his landscape and history paintings. Cole s work is known for its romantic portrayal of the american wilderness.

List of works all artworks by date 1 10. Graphite pencil charcoal black and white crayon on off white wove paper 1826. He was known for his romantic landscape and history paintings. Explore cole s paintings discover cole s story read cole s bio learn more.

He is regarded as the founder of the hudson river school an american art movement that flourished in the mid 19th century. Cole s work is known for its romantic portrayal of the american wilderness. The woodchopper lake featherstonhaugh. Cole is widely regarded as the first significant american landscape painter.

An 1837 portrait of cole by asher brown durand thomas cole 1801 1848 was a british born american artist and the founder of the hudson river school art movement. One of the major 19th century american painters he is regarded as the founder of the hudson river school an american art movement that flourished in the mid 19th century. Scene from last of the mohicans. Oil on wood 1826.

Thomas cole s legacy was not just in the brilliance and beauty of his own paintings but also in the supreme quality of those who followed on from him within the 19th century. The paintings of thomas cole like the writings of his contemporary ralph waldo emerson stand as monuments to the dreams and anxieties of the fledgling american nation during the mid 19th century. List of works featured works 8 all artworks by date 1 10 143. One of cole s most effective landscape paintings the ox bow 1846 was the result of pencil studies that he made in massachusetts.

Born in the industrial north west of england cole moved to the united states as a young man and from that point onwards sought to capture in paint the sublime beauty of the american wilderness.