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Thomas Chambers

Undercliff near Cold-Spring, 1840-1867

Description

Maker

  • Thomas Chambers, 1808-1879, American

Title

Undercliff near Cold-Spring

Year

1840-1867

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

55.9 x 76.5 cm (22 x 30 1/8 inches)

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.006

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

An impoverished upbringing and lack of family connections barred Chambers from establishing a career as a professional artist in his native England, prompting him to immigrate to America in 1832. Despite his lack of formal training, the appeal of his subject matter brought him moderate success as a marine and landscape painter. He utilized topographical engravings in planning his scenic landscape paintings, but he added distinctive and dynamic color to his designs. Although the house of the famous publisher Gen. George P. Morris is prominently featured in Undercliff, the painting was likely intended as a souvenir of the nascent Hudson River tourism trade.

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

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