Distant View of Niagara Falls
Thomas Cole
919 likes129 comments
Hudson River School Painter · Active 1830 – 1830
Thomas Cole
Paintale's collection includes 1 paintings attributed to Thomas Cole, a figure of the Hudson River School period whose recurring subjects — landscape — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Landscape
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Thomas Cole (1)
About Thomas Cole
The paintings by Thomas Cole gathered on Paintale span landscape, a set of concerns typical of an artist working through the Hudson River School period. Taken as a group, they show a consistent visual language rather than a series of unrelated commissions.
Museums now holding Thomas Cole's work include Art Institute of Chicago. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.
Frequently asked about Thomas Cole
- When did Thomas Cole live?
- Thomas Cole was active around 1830 – 1830, during the Hudson River School period.
- Where can I see paintings by Thomas Cole?
- Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Thomas Cole paint?
- Landscape.