Hudson River School of Landscape Painting (mid-19th century American art movement)

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"The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism. The paintings for which the movement is named depict the Hudson River Valley and the surrounding area, including the Catskill, Adirondack, and White Mountains; eventually works by the second generation of artists associated with the school expanded to include other locales in New England, the Maritimes, the American West, and South America."--Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School

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I was going to look up and include the artists' names, and also number each painting for easy referrence, but it quickly became too much work, at least at the moment.

And not all may be by Hudson River School painters, though most are. The founder of the school was Thomas Cole. His are the first three. They are the only ones I listed the artist for.

Need a good sleep about now. So, I hope you can enjoy them just as they are. :)

Thomas Cole: "The Oxbow"

Thomas Cole

Thomas Cole

[Artemis Webb]

My wife and I are huge fans of this stuff. Thank you for posting it.

[jeannineinsd]

Thank you for posting these.

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You’re welcome. My favorite HRS artists, of the ones I’m familiar with, are Albert Bierstadt, Edwin Church, and Thomas Duran. But, as you both I’m sure know, there are many other incredible landscape painters associated with this school.

[greyfoxx39]

Thank you for posting these!

[Bringbackthedraft]

I always admired Church’s work. My grandfather was the same kind of painter but he died young before he could be recognized. We have one of his paintings, there are a few others out there, but where?

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You can find many many more at this Google Images link for “Hudson River School paintings”

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hudson+River+School++Paintings&safe=strict&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_k4mfpbPcAhXPmOAKHWtnAo8Q_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=938

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The images are wonderful, but seeing any of these HRS paintings in person is breathtaking. It is hard to believe that human hands created these beautiful images (well they are reflecting God's creation). It truly is a "lost art".
 

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Thomas Moran - "Solitude"

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It is hard to believe that human hands created these beautiful images (well they are reflecting God's creation). It truly is a "lost art".

Like so many other things in today's world.

[neverevergiveup]

It’s even more amazing that these places exist in the natural world.

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It’s even more amazing that these places exist in the natural world.

Although there certainly are many breathtaking landscapes in the real world, some of these they say are 'composite' images of various different locations.

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[MarchonDC09122009]

RE: “It’s even more amazing that these places exist in the natural world.”

Gentlemen, thank you for posting and appreciating REAL art, good’s magnificent creation expressed through man’s eyes and hands.
I have seen scenes like these and it’s unforgettable.

[DesertRhino]

Amazing post! It makes Modern Art Museums a complete embarrassment.

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No doubt, although abstract art covers a humongous range of styles, some of which I like. However, nothing comes close to this stuff, IMO.