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@open-art.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:33 AM

#SanfordRobinson #Gifford #ClevelandMuseumOfArt #19thCenturyArt #OilOnCanvas #HudsonRiverSchool #Luminism

@troycap.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:02 PM

The Beeches by Asher Durand — a reproduction of Durand's warm, mid-19th-century #HudsonRiverSchool masterpiece. This pastoral woodland scene highlights soft light, fine detail, and the serene American landscape tradition. See the print: buff.ly/tWSWvnk

@firstamendmentgirl.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 2:04 PM

Autumn by Frederic Edwin Church, 1875, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain)

#ArtHistory #Romanticism #HudsonRiverSchool

"Autumn" depicts a bend in the river with the changing hues of the season. A warm, misty background light suffuses the entire scene, which is framed by a large tree on the left and a single rock on the right bank. The vegetation that covers the rocks and tree trunks ranges in tone from green to red and is reflected in the waters of the river. The painting was probably commissioned by William Henry Osborn, a friend and collector of Church’s work who shared the artist’s fascination with nature.

Created during the height of the Hudson River School movement (mid-19th century), a distinctly American art genre that focused on romantic depictions of the American landscape. It emerged as a response to European landscape traditions, seeking to celebrate the unique beauty and vastness of the American wilderness. The painting reflects the Romantic era's emphasis on emotion, individualism, and the sublime power of nature. It also foreshadows the later development of American Impressionism in its attention to light and atmosphere.

@troycap.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 PM

Pastoral State — thanks to my friend in Castle Rock, Colorado for purchasing this American landscape art print from the Hudson River School: buff.ly/BVnSEwH It’s a classic 19th-century–style vista with luminous skies and sweeping terrain. #HudsonRiverSchool

@lronlacy.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 6:35 AM

#AUTUMN & the #HudsonRiverSchool
‘A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains’ (Crawford Notch). Thomas Cole (1801–1848). 1839.
#ThomasCole #AmericanArt #autumncolors #autumnfoliage #WhiteMountains

@lronlacy.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 7:25 AM

#AUTUMN & the #HudsonRiverSchool
‘Autumn Landscape with Lake, Mountains and Cattle’
Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900). Oil on Canvas. Dated ‘188[?]’
#JasperFrancisCropsey #AmericanArt #autumncolors #autumnfoliage

@open-art.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 6:52 AM

#WorthingtonWhittredge #Whittredge #ClevelandMuseumOfArt #19thCenturyArt #OilOnCanvas #HudsonRiverSchool #AmericanLandscape

@meisterdrucke.com Sep 10, 2026, 7:03 AM

Smoke from a chimney, sheep still grazing, a gate no one has closed yet. Jasper Francis Cropsey's "Luccombe Chine, Isle of Wight" keeps its afternoon forever. #art #JasperCropsey #HudsonRiverSchool #IsleOfWight #meisterdrucke

A wooded path framed by tall, sunlit trees opens onto a green valley in the Isle of Wight. Beyond the shaded foreground with its mossy banks and foxgloves, small figures gather at a wooden gate along a dirt path. Sheep graze in a sunny meadow near a farmhouse with a red-tiled roof and a smoking chimney. Wooded hills roll into the soft pink-blue distance under a pale afternoon sky.

@open-art.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 6:52 AM

#ThomasDoughty #Doughty #ClevelandMuseumOfArt #OilOnCanvas #AmericanLandscape #HudsonRiverSchool