The Hudson River School

 

Autumn Landscape With Cattle 
by 
Jasper Francis Cropsey 

   It is a rather dreary day here, so I will provide some pretty pictures. Just as my thoughts are unfashionable, so are my aesthetic judgements. I prefer romantic landscapes such as the one above, done by Cropsey who was a member of the Hudson River School of Art. I noticed it recently in an exhibition catalogue. It is for sale and if you have $325,000 American dollars, it could be yours. One of his paintings, The Backwoods of America, used to be found up on the Western campus. It no longer is. If you want to see the painting and read about the controversy that ensued when it was sold, see this post: JASPER CROPSEY. 

 The Pretty Pictures: 
   You can begin at Questroyal Fine Art, LLC where the painting above is found in the current exhibition of "American Masters." There are many additional paintings in the Questroyal inventory. 
   Then have a look at the essay about "The Hudson River School" by Kevin J. Avery, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
   The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art has a large collection. 

The Bonus:
   If the U.S. border re-opens, you can explore the Hudson River School Art Trail.