William Trost Richards (1833 - 1905)
1833-11-14Philadelphia, USA1905-11-08Newport, USAUSA
William Trost Richards
William Trost Richards was an American landscape artist. He was associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement.
In the 1870s, he produced many acclaimed watercolor views of the White Mountains, several of which are now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Richards exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1861 to 1899, and at the Brooklyn Art Association from 1863 to 1885. He was elected a full member of the National Academy in 1871.
Date and place of birt: | 14 november 1833, Philadelphia, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 8 november 1905, Newport, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Designer, Landscape painter, Marine painter, Painter |
Art school / group: | Düsseldorf school of painting, Pre-Raphaelites, Hudson River School |
Genre: | Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Marine art, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Realism, Romanticism, Luminism |
Technique: | Gouache, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor |