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Hudson River and Its Paintings
Hudson River And Its Painters, The by Howat, John K.. 4to.
- GenresArt
207 pages, Hardcover
First published June 28, 1972
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March 14, 2021
The best...and only...book I have read about the Hudson River School. Before industrialization had marked the river, several artists recorded their impressions. Before reading the book, Winslow Homer was the only artist of the Hudson River School that I was aware of as such.
The book includes maps of the Hudson River and many of the paintings.
I found it strange that William Guy Wall drew in black and white...seems odd when the colors of the Hudson River Valley was one of its assets. Several artists seemed to feel it necessary to include animals, people and even smokestacks and fallen trees in their paintings.
This is the first time I have read a "coffee table" book instead of just leafing through. It is awkward to just hold and read. Perhaps that's why they tend to stay on the table.
Many of the artists spent time in Europe so it was not a case of their only being exposed to other Hudson River artists...nor only to the scenery of the river area.
I am most drawn to the works by Thomas Cole and his student for awhile, Frederic Church. I also liked some of the works of Durand and Casilear.
The book includes maps of the Hudson River and many of the paintings.
I found it strange that William Guy Wall drew in black and white...seems odd when the colors of the Hudson River Valley was one of its assets. Several artists seemed to feel it necessary to include animals, people and even smokestacks and fallen trees in their paintings.
This is the first time I have read a "coffee table" book instead of just leafing through. It is awkward to just hold and read. Perhaps that's why they tend to stay on the table.
Many of the artists spent time in Europe so it was not a case of their only being exposed to other Hudson River artists...nor only to the scenery of the river area.
I am most drawn to the works by Thomas Cole and his student for awhile, Frederic Church. I also liked some of the works of Durand and Casilear.
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