Hudson River School: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum

Hudson River School: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hudson River School paintings are among America's most admired and well-loved artworks. Such artists as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Albert Bierstadt left a powerful legacy to American art, embodying in their epic works the reverence for nature and the national idealism that prevailed during the middle of the 19th century. This book features 57 major Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut. the Hudson River School. Each work is beautifully reproduced in full colour and is accompanied by a concise description of its significance and historical background. The book also includes artists' biographies and a brief introduction to American 19th-century landscape painting and the Wadsworth Atheneum's unique role in collecting Hudson River pictures.

Country	USA
Brand	Yale University Press
Manufacturer	Yale University Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	20 b&w illustrations, 75 colour plates
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884160360156
EANs	9780300101164
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Hudson River School: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art