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Art Center Information presents two more great landscape artists from the Hudson River School.  The artwork below represents Jasper Francis Cropsey and Sanford Robinson Gifford.   Jasper Francis Cropsey was trained as an architect but eventually became a noted artist … Continue reading

In 1909, Frederic Church’s painting, The Heart of the Andes, sold to Margaret Dows, widow of David Dows, for $10,000.00.  At that time it was the highest amount ever paid a living American artist. In 1859, Church introduced the huge … Continue reading

The discussion at  Art Center Information centers on light as used by the Hudson River School artists, often termed the Luminists. Many of the colleagues at the Hudson River School began painting scenes of New England and the Hudson River … Continue reading