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Thomas Cole

78 works

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Dark painted landscape of a storm over a forest with broken trees and a small figure beside a large trunk.

Tornado in an American Forest

1831

Landscape with a kneeling woman in white before a ruined wall with a painted niche, a lake and a hilltop town beyond.

II Penseroso

1845

Painted landscape of a sunlit mountain over a lake, framed by trees, with small figures and tents in the foreground under a s

The Course of Empire-The Savage State

1834

Painting of a hiker on a rocky ledge overlooking two lakes, a white mountain hotel, and layered Catskill peaks at morning.

A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning

1844

Painting of a picnic party under large trees beside a lake, with a guitar player, children, a rowboat and mountains at sunset

The Pic-Nic

1846

Painting of a mountain valley with a rushing river, a seated figure with a feathered headdress, and birch trees under clouds.

Indian Pass

1847

Painting of a ruined ivy-covered tower on a cliff with a shepherd, sheep, and a sailboat on calm sea at sunset.

Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower

1838

Dark rocky landscape with glowing fiery fissure, waterfall, red volcanic glow, and pale moon over a valley.

Expulsion. Moon and Firelight

1828

Moonlit landscape with a ruined Corinthian column wrapped in ivy, classical ruins, a stone bridge and a still lake.

The Course of Empire. Desolation

1836

Painting of a classical city in flames, with a battle on a stone bridge, a colossal statue, and a stormy sky.

Destruction from The Course of Empire (paintings)

1836

Painting of an idyllic pastoral valley with tall trees, grazing sheep, a classical temple on a cliff, and distant mountains.

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State

1834

Painting of a stormy wilderness with a rocky peak, forest, hunters in the foreground, and a distant encampment by a river.

The Savage State from The Course of Empire

1834

Painting of a grand classical city with marble temples, colonnades, a harbor full of ships, and crowds on terraces.

The Consummation of Empire from The Course of the Empire

1836

Painting of a bound bearded man chained to a sunlit rocky peak above a mountain valley at dusk, with a bird below.

Prometheus Bound

1847

Painting of a winged figure and a child in a golden boat on a river below cliffs, with flowers and a sunset landscape.

The Voyage of Life: Childhood

1842

Painting of a man in a red robe in a golden boat on a turbulent river between cliffs, under a stormy sky with a glowing light

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

1842

Painting of an elderly man in a small boat reaching toward a winged angel amid storm clouds and a rocky shore.

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

1842

Painting of a youth in a boat on a river, guided by an angel, with a glowing palace and rocky mountains in the distance.

The Voyage of Life: Youth

1842

Painting of a forested mountain at sunrise with mist in the valley and gnarled trees in the foreground.

Sunrise in the Catskills

1826

Oil study of a dusk valley with dark mountains under a sky of glowing orange and gold clouds, by Thomas Cole.

Study for "Catskill Creek"

1844

Painting of a nude man lying dead on rocky ground under a stormy sky, with fire rising at the left and a small figure in the

The Dead Abel

1832

Painting of a lush tropical garden with palms, a waterfall, a lake, and a towering mountain in the distance.

The Garden of Eden

1828

Painting of a stone cross on a hill at sunset, with radiating light rays over distant mountains and a winding river.

Cross at Sunset

1848

Painting of autumn mountains, a lake, a log cabin and two hunters returning with game through a forest.

The Hunter's Return

1845

Painting of a Gothic cathedral among autumn trees at sunset, with a horseback rider, a procession, and distant mountains.

The Return

1837

Painting of a wild mountain lake with a waterfall, stormy sky, and small hunters with bows and spears in the foreground.

A Wild Scene

1831

Oval landscape painting of a mill by a river at sunset, with mountains, tall trees, children and a rowboat.

The Mill, Sunset

1844

Painting of a river at sunset with boats, a stone tower on the left bank, poplar trees, and distant mountains.

View on the Arno, near Florence

1837

Romantic landscape with a classical temple on a hill, mountains, waterfall, and small figures in a sunlit valley.

Dream of Arcadia

1838

Painting of cascading waterfalls below a hilltop town, with a wide hazy plain and river stretching to the horizon.

The Cascatelli, Tivoli, Looking Towards Rome

1832

Painting of a rocky cliff with bent bare trees under a dark stormy sky, mountains and a distant valley beyond.

A Snow Squall

1825

Landscape painting of a crowd gathered on a rocky cliff among autumn trees, with mountains and a lake in warm evening light.

Scene from “The Last of the Mohicans,” Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund

1827