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| Keywords: Asher Brown Durand - The Catskills - Walters 37122 - Front Color Correction.jpg File Asher_Brown_Durand_-_The_Catskills_-_Walters_37122 jpg This painting was commissioned by William T Walters in 1858 when the 62-year-old Durand was at the height of his fame and technical skill The vertical format of the composition was a trademark of the artist allowing him to exploit the grandeur of the sycamore trees as a means of framing the expansive landscape beyond Durand's approach to the sublime landscape was modeled on that of Thomas Cole 1801-48 founder of the Hudson River school of painting The painters of this school explored the countryside of the eastern United States particularly the Adirondack Mountains and the Catskills Their paintings often reflect the Transcendental philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-82 who believed that all of nature bore testimony to a spiritual truth that could be understood through personal intuition 1859 oil canvas cm 158 8 128 3 ; Framed cm 197 8 167 96 18 42 accession number 37 122 19883 William T Walters city Baltimore Commissioned June 8 1858 payment made May 3 1859 See letters from Walters to Durand in the New York Public Library Manuscript Division Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Commissioned by William T Walters 1858 Signature Below A B Durand; Date Below 1859 Romanticism in America Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1940 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 The American Artist as Painter and Draftsman The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2001 Kindred Spirits Asher B Durand and the American Landscape 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum place of origin USA place depicted Catskill Mountains Walters Art Museum license 2D Landscape paintings by Asher B Durand Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Catskill Mountains in art Paintings of trees 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Kindred Spirits Asher B Durand and the American Landscape 1850s landscape paintings | ||||
