Asher B. Durand, in full Asher Brown Durand, (born August 21, 1796, Jefferson Village, New Jersey, U.S.—died September 17, 1886, Jefferson Village), American painter, engraver, and illustrator, one of the founders of the Hudson River school of landscape painting. He was apprenticed in 1812 to an engraver. By 1823 his reputation was established with his engraving of John Trumbull’s painting Declaration of Independence. For the next decade he continued to do engraved reproductions of paintings by American artists (e.g., Ariadne by John Vanderlyn). He also illustrated gift books, or annuals, and engraved a popular series of 72 portraits of famous
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"All the best artists have shown that the greatest achievement in the production of fine color is the concealment of pigments, and not the parade of them; and we may say the same of execution.” Asher B. Durand American Hudson River School Painter, 1796-1886 1926 #color #quote
Forenoon by Asher Brown Durand
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Landscape Beyond the Tree by Asher Brown Durand, 1859
Oil on canvas 32 x 48 (81.3 x 121.9 cm) A River Landscape - Asher Brown Durand 1858 de Young Museum deyoung.famsf.org Golden Gate Park - 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive - San Francisco, CA 94118
George Inness, (born May 1, 1825, Newburgh, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 3, 1894, Bridge of Allen, Stirling, Scot.), American painter known especially for the luminous, atmospheric quality of his late landscapes. Inness was largely self-taught. His early works such as The Lackawanna Valley (1855) reflect the influence of Asher B. Durand and Thomas Cole, painters of the Hudson River school. From about 1855 to 1874 Inness ascended to the height of his powers with works such as the Delaware Water Gap (1861) and the Delaware Valley (1865). His characteristic small canvases from this period show that he was no longer strictly
Study at Marbletown, Ulster County by Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1845
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JOHANN GOTTFRIED STEFFAN View of Walensee and Mürtschenstock. 1871. Oil on canvas.
Accurate reproduction of the original oil painting by American painter Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886), this image is printed on canvas, mounted to a …
