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Asher Brown Durand

132 works

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Painting of tall trees beside layered rocky cliffs and a forest floor with fallen branches and shrubs.

Trees on a Rocky Hillside

c. 1849

Painting of a shepherd and sheep walking a forest path beside large beech trees, with a sunlit valley and mountains beyond.

The Beeches

1845

Reclining nude woman asleep on red and white drapery in a wooded landscape with a distant sea at dusk.

Ariadne

ca. 1831-35

Painting of a sunlit valley with cliffs, gnarled oaks, grazing goats and a distant river under a hazy sky.

Landscape - Scene from "Thanatopsis"

1850

Painting of a covered wagon and horses on a dirt road beside large trees, with a lake and mountains in the distance.

Landscape with Covered Wagon

1847

Painting of tall woodland trees with pale trunks, a fallen log, and a distant blue mountain range under a bright sky.

Woodland Landscape

1850

Oil study of weathered boulders covered in moss and lichen, set against a misty green hillside.

Study of a Rock

Painting of tall birch trees in a sunlit forest glen with a fallen log and mossy rocks on the floor.

Woodland Glen

1850

Painted valley with wooded mountains, cattle grazing, and three figures resting on rocks in the foreground.

Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York

1840

Oval portrait of a young girl with curled dark hair, blue ribbons, and a white puff-sleeved dress against a dark background.

Georgianna Frances Adams

1830

Oval portrait of a young girl with dark hair in a white off-shoulder dress with blue ribbon bows against a dark background.

Mary Louisa Adams

1830

Painting of a sunlit, moss-covered rock outcrop rising among dark forest trees, with white wildflowers in the foreground.

Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine

Mid-1850s

Engraved portrait of Jacob Brown in military dress uniform with epaulettes, holding a rolled paper, with his signature below.

Jacob Jennings Brown

1830

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark olive background, with a red chair at left.

Luman Reed

1830

Portrait of a seated woman in a tan dress with puffed sleeves, holding flowers at a table with a landscape behind her.

Mrs. Winfield Scott

1831

Painting of a forest stream with a small waterfall, tall trees framing the view, and a distant valley under a pale sky.

Forest Stream with Vista

1872

Portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet, lace collar and brown shawl, seated in a green chair against red drapery.

Sarah Eliot Scoville

1830s

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black coat and yellow waistcoat seated in a red chair against a dark background.

Gouverneur Kemble

1853

Landscape painting of large trees, grazing cows, a river and distant mountains under a warm evening sky.

A Pastoral Scene

1858

Painting of a sunlit forest with moss-covered trees, a small stream, fallen logs, and distant hazy mountains.

Forest in the Morning Light

c. 1855

Painting of a pastoral river scene with cows at the water's edge, tall trees, distant mountains, and a soft cloudy sky.

Pastoral Landscape

1861

Painting of a grounded three-masted ship on a stormy shore at sunset, with waves breaking and debris on the sand.

The Stranded Ship

1844

Oil painting of a rapid river winding past a rocky cliff and pine forest under a pale sky.

East Branch of the Ausable River

1816

Oil landscape of a river with grazing cows, large trees on the right, and distant blue hills under a cloudy sky.

A River Landscape

1858

Oil painting of a forest with a mossy fallen log, pale birch trunks, and distant blue hills under a pale sky.

Forest Scene in the Catskills

1855

Oil landscape of a wooded hillside with two resting figures overlooking a lake, village, and distant blue mountains.

Landscape

1850

Painting of a forest path framed by trees, with a small figure, blue mountains, and a distant lake under a soft sky.

Landscape

1859

Oval portrait of a dark-haired man in a black jacket and white collar against a reddish-brown background.

Self-portrait

1835

Portrait of a seated woman in a tan dress with puffed sleeves, holding a flower at a marble table, with a bay landscape behin

Portrait of Mrs. Winfield Scott

1831

Painting of a three-masted ship stranded on a rocky shore in rough surf at sunset, with a barrel and debris in the foreground

The Stranded Ship

1844

Oil portrait of a seated older man with wavy light hair, black coat and yellow waistcoat, against a dark background.

Gouverneur Kemble

1853

Painting of a rural valley with wooded hills, a village in the distance, a stream, and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

A View of the Valley

1796