Asher Brown Durand

American · 1796–1886 · Painter, Printmaker

Asher Brown Durand was an American engraver and painter of the Hudson River School. (Wikipedia)

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Asher Brown Durand was an American engraver and painter of the Hudson River School.

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Born 1796, MaplewoodDied 1886, MaplewoodOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q391608 ↗ULAN 500026080 ↗Museum works 24

Hudson River school

Also known as A. B. Durand, Asher B. Durand, Durand

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Asher Brown Durand, Gouverneur Kemble — **Gouverneur Kemble**1853 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…

Asher Brown Durand, Forest in the Morning Light — **Forest in the Morning Light**c. 1855 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Frederick Sturges, Jr. — Open Ac…

Asher Brown Durand, A Pastoral Scene — **A Pastoral Scene**1858 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Frederick Sturges, Jr. — Open Ac…

Asher Brown Durand, Pastoral Landscape — **Pastoral Landscape**1861 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Manoogian Foundation, in Hon…

Asher Brown Durand, The Stranded Ship — **The Stranded Ship**1844 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ann and Mark Kington/The Kington…

Asher Brown Durand, Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis" — **Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis"**1850 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911 — Open Acces…

Asher Brown Durand, Luman Reed — **Luman Reed**1835 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Fuller Wilson, 1962 — Open Ac…

Asher Brown Durand, The Beeches — **The Beeches**1845 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the colle…

Asher Brown Durand, In the Woods — **In the Woods**1855 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Jonathan Sturges by his chi…

Asher Brown Durand, Sketchbook of Landscape and Figure Subjects — **Sketchbook of Landscape and Figure Subjects**1796–1886 · Drawings in graphite on off-white wove paper, bound in a green cardboard cover
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1933 — Open …

Asher Brown Durand, Accounts—"Life School" (from Sketchbook) — **Accounts—"Life School" (from Sketchbook)**1796–1886 · Graphite on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1933 — Open …

Asher Brown Durand, Rip Van Winkle — **Rip Van Winkle**c. 1840 · graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…

Asher Brown Durand, The Catskills — **The Catskills**1859
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Asher Brown Durand, Kindred Spirits — **Kindred Spirits**1849
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Asher Brown Durand, The Capture of Major André — **The Capture of Major André**1845
Birmingham Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museum of Art

Asher Brown Durand, The Hunter — **The Hunter**1846
Arizona State University Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Arizona State University Art Museum

Asher Brown Durand, High Point: Shandaken Mountains — **High Point: Shandaken Mountains**1853
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Asher Brown Durand, Summer Afternoon — **Summer Afternoon**1865
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Asher Brown Durand, Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine — **Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine**Mid–1850s · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field — public domain…

Asher Brown Durand, Trees on a Rocky Hillside — **Trees on a Rocky Hillside**c. 1849 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…

Asher Brown Durand, Delaware Water Gap — **Delaware Water Gap**1830 · Engraving on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Asher Brown Durand, Musidora — **Musidora**1825 · Etching and engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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