#american painting
Thomas Cole (1801–1848, United States)
Mythological and idealised landscapes
Thomas Cole was an American artist known for his landscape and history paintings. He is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century. Cole’s work is known for its romantic portrayal of the American wilderness.
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Portraits of Rosina Ferrara
Rosina Ferrara (1861–1934) was an Italian girl from the island of Capri, who was a muse and friend of numerous expatriate artists including John Singer Sargent, Frank Hyde, Charles Sprague Pearce, Charles Caryl Coleman, Alfred Stevens, and George Randolph Barse, whom she later married.
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Thomas Dewing (1851–1938, United States)
Thomas Dewing was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century. His style was influenced by the Englishaesthetic movement, which prioritised beauty and sensual qualities opposed to traditional moral or narrative considerations. His art became known for an extreme refinement of style, as well as its characteristic dream-like haze and detachment.
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George Inness (1825–1894, United States)
Forests and glades
Inness was an Americanlandscape painter, recognised during his lifetime as “the father of American landscape painting”. Initially influenced by the Hudson River School, after study in Europe, his style found itself aligned with the realist Barbizon school, with elements of ImpressionismandTonalism. He is best-known for his ethereal landscapes, often blanketed in mist or low-sun.
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William Merritt Chase (1849–1916, United States)
Figure paintings
William Merritt Chase was an American painter and exponent of Impressionism.
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Lionel Walden (1861-1933, United States)
Walden was an Americanlandscape painter active in Hawaii, Cornwall, Wales and France. Particularly known for his seascapes, and depictions of Hawaii, which constitute the first noteworthy attempts by a professional artist to portray the region in painting.
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Despedida
“Sabia que terminava ali um ciclo da minha vida e que teria de deixar Alma, os amigos, o rio, a casa. Olhava para as pessoas, a rua, os campos e tinha a sensação de já estar a dizer adeus. Os próprios jogos sabiam já a despedida.”
Manuel Alegre, “Alma”; pintura de Andrew Whyeth. Nós também nos despedimos de Alma para rumarmos a outras paragens literárias.
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Erik Parker — Still Standin (acrylic, coloured pencil, enamel and felt tip pen on canvas, 2001)
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Erik Parker — Still Standin (acrylic, coloured pencil, enamel and felt tip pen on canvas, 2001)
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![Ernie Barnes (1938-2009)—A Dream Deferred [acrylic, canvas, 1996]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/2566e212c49806da312be4e0550ddb3e/3561971faed664de-ba/s1280x1920/35b682f194c25a812aa8a7120e900293d096dec4.jpg "Ernie Barnes (1938-2009)—A Dream Deferred [acrylic, canvas, 1996]")
Josh Smith’s, The American Dream at Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Connecticut in 2011
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