Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A Painter's Sampler


Nowadays we might show a prospective client a folder of images on an iPhone. But in 1860, William Trost Richards (1833-1905) created this "Painter’s Sampler," to show what he could do.


Thirteen miniature canvases are mounted up together. They show a range of conventional landscape compositions. I can just image him saying... "I can paint you a Hudson River sunset, or a summer meadow, a nautical, or a cabin in the woods, or a forest interior...."
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This comes from a private collection and was exhibited at a Hudson River School exhibition called "American Scenery" at the Dorsky Museum of Art
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 23, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    It's like a resume!

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  2. Kevin MayesApril 23, 2014 at 6:53 PM

    Awesome! A mini-portfolio 1800's style! I have heard of these but had not seen one. Thanks for posting this.

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  3. Robert J. SimoneApril 24, 2014 at 7:34 AM

    I wonder how big that is.....each image must be pretty small, no?

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