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Thomas Cole

1801–1848 · American

Born
1801 · Bolton
Died
1848 · New York City

34 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Thomas Cole was an Anglo-American artist and founder of the Hudson River School art movement. He painted romantic landscapes and history paintings, working primarily with oil on canvas.

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Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 – February 11, 1848) was an Anglo-American artist who founded the Hudson River School art movement. He painted romantic landscapes and history paintings. Influenced by European painters, but with a strong American sensibility, he was prolific throughout his career and worked primarily with oil on canvas. His paintings are typically allegoric and often depict small figures or structures set against moody and evocative natural landscapes. They are usually escapist, framing the New World as a natural eden contrasting with the smog-filled cityscapes of Industrial Revolution-era Britain, in which he grew up. His works, often seen as conservative, criticize the contemporary trends of industrialism, urbanism, and westward expansion.

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Selected registered works by Thomas Cole

Selected from 34 works by Thomas Cole in the Collect24 Registry.

Thomas Cole, The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole

The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1847

oil on canvas

30.5 × 45.7 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140331

Thomas Cole, The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole

The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1846-1848

oil on canvas

30.4 × 45.8 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140329

Thomas Cole, The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

Thomas Cole

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge, 1829

oil on canvas

90.8 × 121.4 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-134517

Thomas Cole, View of Florence

Thomas Cole

View of Florence, 1837

oil on canvas

99.5 × 160.4 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-108984

Thomas Cole, The Temple of Segesta with the Artist Sketching

Thomas Cole

The Temple of Segesta with the Artist Sketching, 1842

oil paint

49.9 × 76.5 cm

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

C24-451429

Thomas Cole, An Italian Autumn

Thomas Cole

An Italian Autumn, 1844

oil paint

81.6 × 123.2 cm

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

C24-451427

Thomas Cole, River in the Catskills

Thomas Cole

River in the Catskills, 1843

oil paint

69.9 × 102.6 cm

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

C24-451426

Thomas Cole, The Mountain Ford

Thomas Cole

The Mountain Ford, 1846

Oil on canvas

71.8 × 101.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-137654

Thomas Cole, A View near Tivoli (Morning)

Thomas Cole

A View near Tivoli (Morning), 1832

Oil on canvas

37.5 × 58.7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-137645

Thomas Cole, Clouds

Thomas Cole

Clouds, ca. 1838

Oil on paper laid down on canvas

22.2 × 27.6 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-108775

Thomas Cole, Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)

Thomas Cole

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), 1836

Oil and pencil on composition board

14 × 23.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-108769

Thomas Cole, View on the Catskill—Early Autumn

Thomas Cole

View on the Catskill—Early Autumn, 1836–37

Oil on canvas

99.1 × 160 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-108396

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