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Thomas Cole

British1801–1848Hudson River school

Portrait of Thomas Cole

About

Thomas Cole 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.

Notable works

Clouds

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Works in the collection

43 works

Clouds

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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