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Thomas Cole

Genesee Scenery (Mountain Landscape with Waterfall)
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Maker

Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848)

Title

Genesee Scenery (Mountain Landscape with Waterfall)

Year

1847

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

130.8 x 99.7 cm (51 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL:T. Cole 1847

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

38.054

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
Making It In America
Oct 11, 2013 – Feb 09, 2014

Label copy

In the late 1840s, Cole’s earlier interest in dramatic effects was replaced by his desire to represent nature in repose. “In the pure blue sky is the highest sublime,” he wrote. “There is the illimitable.” He was the first to depict this section of the Genesee River, which flows north through New York State. Cole combined carefully drawn sketches to construct a composite, framed viewpoint from high above the footbridge and mill, relying on precise drawings of trees and color notes on rusted minerals to assure truthfulness in the details.

American Art from the Permanent Collection
May 01, 2010 – Aug 31, 2014
An American Idyll
19th-Century Paintings and Decorative Arts
Apr 06, 2007 – Jan 06, 2008

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848)
Genesee Scenery (Mountain Landscape with Waterfall), 1847
Oil on canvas
130.8 x 99.7 cm (51 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund 38.054

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