When was asher durand born

In other words, nature is the primary focus rather than merely serving as a backdrop for human activity. Because it so aptly embodies the philosophy of the Hudson River School and references the three major exponents of its underlying philosophy, Kindred Spirits is likely the most representative work of the Hudson River School of painters. Of him it was written: "his unconventionalities became new conventions.

In recognition of his increasing reputation, which included writing and teaching as well as painting, he was elected President of the National Academy of Design, serving from to In , his painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon.

Three years later, he retreated from the attention he was receiving in New York and moved to his childhood home of Jefferson Village in New Jersey. He died there in Views: Edit. Asher B. Sources: Askart. Lawall, David B. New York: Garland, Visiting The Met? Ariadne Asher Brown Durand. Luman Reed Asher Brown Durand. The Beeches Asher Brown Durand. In the Woods Asher Brown Durand.

River Scene Asher Brown Durand. Sketch from Nature Asher Brown Durand. Summer Afternoon Asher Brown Durand. Citation Avery, Kevin J. Two notable canvases, the Morning of Life and the Evening of Life, are allegories of the ages of man and depict imaginary landscapes in a rich and luxurious manner. But he was also a very factual painter. While most artists of the Hudson River school made sketches on the spot from which they worked up paintings in the studio, he was a pioneer in making actual paintings out of doors.

As a result, his color is more true to nature than that used by his contemporaries. His Monument Mountain, Berkshires and numerous scenes done in the Catskills are remarkably fresh interpretations of the natural world. In memory of his friend and fellow painter Thomas Cole, who died in , Durand painted Kindred Spirits, showing Cole and the poet William Cullen Bryant standing on a cliff overlooking a Catskill stream.

Born 21 August , Jefferson, N. Widowed ; married Mary Frank, Early s, painted portraits of the presidents; began to also work in landscape and traveled in the White Mountains and Adirondacks. On return to U. Died 17 September , Jefferson. Asher B.