| agent |
Jasper Francis Cropsey (American painter, 1823-1900) |
| culturalContext |
American |
| date |
1860 (creation) |
| description |
This monumental view of the Hudson River Valley was painted from memory in the artist's
London studio. Cropsey adopted a high vantage point, looking southeast toward the
distant Hudson River and the flank of Storm King Mountain. A small stream leads from
the foreground, where three hunters and their dogs gaze into the sunlight. All along
the meandering tributary there are signs of man's peaceful coexistence with nature:
a small log cabin, grazing sheep, children playing on a bridge, and cows standing
placidly in the water. Here, man neither conquers nor is subservient to nature; both
coexist harmoniously. In fact, the landscape is depicted as a ready arena for further
agricultural expansion. Cropsey's painting is a celebration of American nationalism.
National Gallery of Art, Washington [website]; http://www.nga.gov/home.htm (accessed
5/30/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
lower center: Autumn, -on the Hudson River / J. F Cropsey / London 1860 |
| location |
National Gallery of Art (Washington, District of Columbia, United States) 1963.9.1 [repository]
Gift of the Avalon Foundation [location note] |
| material |
oil paint on canvas |
| measurements |
151.8 cm (height) x 274.9 cm (width, without frame) |
| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Hudson River school; Nineteenth century |
| subject |
agriculture; animals; domestic life; genre; landscapes; Hunting in art; Rivers; Hudson
River; autumn foliage; trees; leaves; Fall
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| technique |
oil painting (technique) |
| textref |
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| title |
Autumn - On the Hudson River [repository, true, en] |
| worktype |
paintings (visual works); oil paintings (visual works) |
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| image courtesy National Gallery, Washington DC |
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