Thomas Cole

American · 1801–1848 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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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.

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Born 1801, Bolton le MoorsDied 1848, CatskillOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q334001 ↗ULAN 500028323 ↗Museum works 24

Hudson River school

Also known as Cole, T. Cole

Works in museum collections

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

Thomas Cole, A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch) — **A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch)**1839 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design — **Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design**c. 1838 · drawing on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Childhood — **The Voyage of Life: Childhood**1842 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Youth — **The Voyage of Life: Youth**1842 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Manhood — **The Voyage of Life: Manhood**1842 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life: Old Age — **The Voyage of Life: Old Age**1842 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow — **View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow**1836 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1908 — Open Access…

Thomas Cole, Clouds — **Clouds**ca. 1838 · Oil on paper laid down on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 2013 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Cole, The Titan's Goblet — **The Titan's Goblet**1833 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Samuel P. Avery Jr., 1904 — Open Acce…

Thomas Cole, Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow) — **Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)**1836 · Oil and pencil on composition board
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Delancey Thorn Grant, …

Thomas Cole, View on the Catskill—Early Autumn — **View on the Catskill—Early Autumn**1836–37 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Jonathan Sturges by his chi…

Thomas Cole, Shipwreck — **Shipwreck**Graphite on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Erving Wolf Foundation, in memory of …

Thomas Cole, The Oxbow — **The Oxbow**1836
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life — **The Voyage of Life**1842
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Thomas Cole, The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge — **The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge**1829
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thomas Cole, View of Florence — **View of Florence**1837
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Thomas Cole, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Cole, The Architect's Dream — **The Architect's Dream**1840
Toledo Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Toledo Museum of Art

Thomas Cole, The Fountain of Vaucluse — **The Fountain of Vaucluse**1841
Dallas Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dallas Museum of Art

Thomas Cole, A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning — **A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning**1844
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum

Thomas Cole, Distant View of Niagara Falls — **Distant View of Niagara Falls**1830 · Oil on wood panel
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection — public domain …

Thomas Cole, New England Scenery — **New England Scenery**1839 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Nickerson Collection — public domain (CC0)

Thomas Cole, View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm — **View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm**1838 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)

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

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