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Thomas Cole. THOMAS COLE Landscape painting was extremely important during
the middle of the nineteenth century. One of the leading ...
Thomas Cole. THOMAS COLE Landscape painting was extremely important during
the middle of the nineteenth century. One of the leading ...
Thomas Cole. THOMAS COLE Landscape painting was extremely important during
the middle of the nineteenth century. One of the leading ...
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THOMAS COLE
Landscape painting was extremely important during the middle of the nineteenth century. One of the leading practitioners of landscape painters in America was Thomas Cole. He visited many places seeking the "natural" world to which he might utilize his direct observations to convey the untainted nature by man to his audience. His works resolved to find goodness in American land and to help Americans take pride in their unique geological features created by God. Thomas Cole inspired many with his brilliant works by offering satisfaction to those seeking the "truth" (realism) through the works of others.
Thomas Cole was born on February 1, 1801 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Due to financial problems his family endured, Cole, at the ripe old age of just fourteen, had to find work to assist with the family needs. He entered the work force as a textile printer and wood engraver in Philadelphia. In 1819, Cole returned to Ohio where his parents resided. Here, a portrait painter by the name of Stein, would become Cole's primary teaching vehicle and inspiration for his oil techniques we've come to be familiar with. During this time, Cole was extremely impressed by what he saw in the landscapes of the New World and how different they were from the small town of England from whence he hailed. Self taught, art came naturally to Cole.
One day Cole set out to observe nature and it's wilderness. He began painting pictures by first making oil sketches of American rocks, trees, sunsets, plants, animals, as well as distant Indians. From these sketches he formed several paintings. Most famous for his allegorical collection called the "The Course of Empire" and is well-known for his Landscape paintings, "The Oxbow," "The Woodchopper," and "The Clove, Catskills."
In January of 1826, Cole had become to be known for founding the National Academy of Design. During this time, many would commission
him to...
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