Student Artwork Guide — View Toward the Hudson River

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Thomas Doughty, View Toward the Hudson River. Public domain.

The facts

Artist: Thomas Doughty wahooart.com/en/artists/thomas-doughty/
Artist’s dates: 1793 – 1856
Movement: Hudson River School American landscape painters treating vast untouched wilderness as something close to holy.

Copyright This work is in the public domain. Thomas Doughty died in 1856; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1926.

View Toward the Hudson River — Thomas Doughty

When might this have been painted?

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Shaded: the lifetime of Thomas Doughty (1793–1856)

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

In Natures Wonderland, 1835 wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-in-natures-wonderland-8CEGZ2-en/
Landscape with Two Figures, 1855 wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-landscape-with-two-figures-8CEGZD-en/
Landscape, 1829 wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-landscape-8XXK6J-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Clay #977150

Catalogued palette

#977150
#140A02
#C2B8A1
#4F390B

Palette: Earthy The dominant colour family in the image.
Main colour name: Clay
Intensity: Balanced How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Statement How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Strong Color Unity How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Deep_shadow How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Subtle Color How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Artist

Thomas Doughty

Born in Philadelphia, United States of America

early life and career

thomas doughty, an american artist, was born on july 19, 1793, in philadelphia. he is renowned for being the first american artist to work exclusively as a landscapist, paving the way for the hudson river school art movement.

artistic style and notable works

doughty's quiet, often atmospheric landscapes of the rivers and mountains of pennsylvania, new york, new england, and especially the hudson river valley, are characteristic of his style. some notable works include:

view toward the hudson river (1839), princeton university art museum

ruins in a landscape (1828)

in the catskills (1836), reynolda house museum of american art

landscape after ruisdael (ca. 1846), brooklyn museum

view of the fairmount waterworks, philadelphia, from the opposite side of the schuylkill river (1824/26), museum of fine arts, houston

legacy and influence

doughty's work had a profound impact on american art, inspiring a generation of artists to explore and depict the natural beauty of their country. his legacy can be seen in the works of countless artists who followed in his footsteps. key facts:

born: july 19, 1793, philadelphia

died: july 22, 1856, new york

nationality: american

occupation: artist, landscapist

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Where to read more

The artist Thomas Doughty wahooart.com/en/artists/thomas-doughty/
Similar works More works to compare wahooart.com/en/art/similar/thomas-doughty-view-toward-the-hudson-river-8CEH2E-en/
Article Hudson River School: 10 Masterpieces That Capture America's Wild Beauty wahooart.com/en/articles/hudson-river-school-10-masterpieces-that-capture-america-s-wild-beauty-en/
Article Luminism: The Mastery of Ethereal Light and Atmospheric Tranquility in American Landscape Painting wahooart.com/en/articles/mfp-misc-luminism-the-mastery-of-ethereal-light-and-atmospheric-tranquility-in-american-landscape-painting-en/
Article The Hudson River School: A Definitive Guide to America's Romantic Landscape Tradition wahooart.com/en/articles/mfp-misc-the-hudson-river-school-a-definitive-guide-to-america-s-romantic-landscape-tradition-en/
Article Wild & Untamed: The High-Impact Energy of American Romanticism and the Hudson River School wahooart.com/en/articles/bpa-misc-wild-untamed-the-high-impact-energy-of-american-romanticism-and-the-hudson-river-school-en/

Find this online

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Cite this artwork

MLA: Doughty, Thomas. View Toward the Hudson River. n.d., https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-view-toward-the-hudson-river-8CEH2E-en/
APA: Doughty, Thomas (n.d.). View Toward the Hudson River [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-view-toward-the-hudson-river-8CEH2E-en/
Chicago: Thomas Doughty. View Toward the Hudson River. n.d. https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-view-toward-the-hudson-river-8CEH2E-en/
Harvard: Doughty, Thomas (n.d.) View Toward the Hudson River. Available at: https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-doughty-view-toward-the-hudson-river-8CEH2E-en/

View Toward the Hudson River — Thomas Doughty

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Our catalogue files this work under: hudson river valley, landscape scenery, river landscape art. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
Look back at In Natures Wonderland (1835), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
Hudson River School: American landscape painters treating vast untouched wilderness as something close to holy. Where can you see that in this work?

Your response

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