He was known for his romantic landscape and history paintings. Influenced by European painters, but with a strong American sensibility, [3] he was prolific throughout his career and worked primarily with …

The paintings of Thomas Cole, like the writings of his contemporary Ralph Waldo Emerson, stand as monuments to the dreams and anxieties of the fledgling American nation during the mid-19th …

Thomas Cole, Sunrise in the Catskills, 1826, oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1989.24.1

Thomas Cole Paintings on View Now Spectacular original paintings by Thomas Cole are on view in the artist’s home this season, including the below highlights.

The early leaders of the Hudson River school were Thomas Doughty, Asher Durand, and Thomas Cole, all of whom worked in the open and painted reverential, carefully observed pictures of untouched …

A curated selection of Thomas Cole's most renowned and influential paintings, including The Oxbow, The Voyage of Life, and The Course of Empire, with descriptions highlighting their significance and …

Cole’s Hudson River School, as well as his own work, was known for its realistic and detailed portrayal of the American wild and landscape, which feature themes of naturalism and romanticism. Learn …

Explore Thomas Cole Embark on a visual journey through Thomas Cole’s paintings Presented by the Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Thomas Cole was the first of the Hudson River School of painters, often characterized as being the first native American school of painting. Though devoted to the study of nature, and usually thought of as …

The paintings of Thomas Cole, like the writings of his contemporary Ralph Waldo Emerson, stand as monuments to the dreams and anxieties of the fledgling American nation during the mid-19th …