He was inspired by the valleys of Catskill Mountains. He depicted lonely wilderness and apocalyptic visions. Albert Bierstadt (late-C19). He painted the last frontier, the heroic landscape of the country. He compiled a portfolio of sketches during the mapping of a trail across the Rocky Mountains to California which became the basis for the gigantic paintings of western scenery. Subsidiary artists: Thomas Doughty, Asher B. Durand, Samuel F. B. Morse, John F. Kensett, Thomas W. Whittredge, Robert Salmon, Fritz H. Lane, Martin J. Heade, Frederic E. Church, George Inness. Genre. Genre painting arose during the rule of Andrew Jackson (18291837). Its appeal depends on recognizing ordinary life experience and in appreciating the reproduction of reality. It was concerned with city life, country folk and people on the frontier. Genre painting was spurred by the growth of publications and the illustrations within them.
He was inspired by the valleys of Catskill Mountains. He depicted lonely wilderness and apocalyptic visions. Albert Bierstadt (late-C19). He painted the last frontier, the heroic landscape of the country. He compiled a portfolio of sketches during the mapping of a trail across the Rocky Mountains to California which became the basis for the gigantic paintings of western scenery. Subsidiary artists: Thomas Doughty, Asher B. Durand, Samuel F. B. Morse, John F. Kensett, Thomas W. Whittredge, Robert Salmon, Fritz H. Lane, Martin J. Heade, Frederic E. Church, George Inness. Genre. Genre painting arose during the rule of Andrew Jackson (18291837). Its appeal depends on recognizing ordinary life experience and in appreciating the reproduction of reality. It was concerned with city life, country folk and people on the frontier. Genre painting was spurred by the growth of publications and the illustrations within them.
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