William Trost Richards

(June 3, 1833 - April 17, 1905) was an American landscape artist associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement. William Trost Richards was born on 3 June 1833 in Philadelphia. In 1846 and 1847 he attended the local Central High School. Between 1850 and 1855 he studied part-time with the German artist Paul Weber while working as designer and illustrator of ornamental metalwork. Richards first public showing was part of an exhibition in New Bedford, Massachusetts, organized by artist Albert Bierstadt in 1858. In 1862 he was elected honorary member of the National Academy of Design and Academician in 1871. In 1863, he became a member of the Association of the Advanced of Truth in Art, an American Pre-Raphaelite group. In 1866, he departed for Europe for one year. Upon his return and for the following six years he spent the summers on the East Coast. In the 1870s, he produced many acclaimed watercolor views of the White Mountains, several of which are now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Richards exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1861 to 1899 and at the Brooklyn Art Association from 1863 to 1885. He was elected a full member of the National Academy in 1871. Richards rejected the romanticized and stylized approach of other Hudson River painters and instead insisted on meticulous factual renderings. His views of the White Mountains are almost photographic in their realism. In later years, Richards painted almost exclusively marine watercolors. His works are featured today in many important American museums, including the National Gallery, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, the High Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Fogg Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
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William Trost Richards A Rough Surf oil painting


A Rough Surf
Pintura Identificación::  71162
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A Rough Surf
between 1890(1890) and 1900(1900) Oil on composition board 20.8 x 36.5 cm (8.19 x 14.37 in)
between_1890(1890)_and_1900(1900) _ _Oil_on_composition_board _ _20.8_x_36.5_cm_(8.19_x_14.37_in)
   
   
     

William Trost Richards River Valley in the Moonlight oil painting


River Valley in the Moonlight
Pintura Identificación::  71365
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River Valley in the Moonlight
ca. 1855(1855) Oil on heavy paper 20.5 x 31.9 cm (8.07 x 12.56 in)
ca._1855(1855) _ Oil_on_heavy_paper _ _20.5_x_31.9_cm_(8.07_x_12.56_in)
   
   
     

William Trost Richards Early Summer oil painting


Early Summer
Pintura Identificación::  71457
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Early Summer
ca. 1888(1888) Oil on canvas 61.6 x 51 cm (24.25 x 20.08 in)
ca._1888(1888) _ Oil_on_canvas _ 61.6_x_51_cm_(24.25_x_20.08_in)
   
   
     

William Trost Richards Old Orchard at Newport oil painting


Old Orchard at Newport
Pintura Identificación::  71531
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Old Orchard at Newport
ca. 1875(1875) Oil on canvas 63.5 x 101.6 cm (25 x 40 in)
ca._1875(1875) _ Oil_on_canvas _ _63.5_x_101.6_cm_(25_x_40_in)
   
   
     

William Trost Richards The League Long Breakers Thundering on the Reef oil painting


The League Long Breakers Thundering on the Reef
Pintura Identificación::  71703
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The League Long Breakers Thundering on the Reef
ca. 1887(1887) Oil on canvas 71.6 x 112.1 cm (28.19 x 44.13 in)
ca._1887(1887) _ Oil_on_canvas _ _71.6_x_112.1_cm_(28.19_x_44.13_in)
   
   
     

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     William Trost Richards
     (June 3, 1833 - April 17, 1905) was an American landscape artist associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement. William Trost Richards was born on 3 June 1833 in Philadelphia. In 1846 and 1847 he attended the local Central High School. Between 1850 and 1855 he studied part-time with the German artist Paul Weber while working as designer and illustrator of ornamental metalwork. Richards first public showing was part of an exhibition in New Bedford, Massachusetts, organized by artist Albert Bierstadt in 1858. In 1862 he was elected honorary member of the National Academy of Design and Academician in 1871. In 1863, he became a member of the Association of the Advanced of Truth in Art, an American Pre-Raphaelite group. In 1866, he departed for Europe for one year. Upon his return and for the following six years he spent the summers on the East Coast. In the 1870s, he produced many acclaimed watercolor views of the White Mountains, several of which are now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Richards exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1861 to 1899 and at the Brooklyn Art Association from 1863 to 1885. He was elected a full member of the National Academy in 1871. Richards rejected the romanticized and stylized approach of other Hudson River painters and instead insisted on meticulous factual renderings. His views of the White Mountains are almost photographic in their realism. In later years, Richards painted almost exclusively marine watercolors. His works are featured today in many important American museums, including the National Gallery, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, the High Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Fogg Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

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