Lake with Dead Trees (Catskill)
Thomas Cole · 1825
Why it's great
Bare, dead trees rise from a calm lake, in the Catskill Mountains of New York, under a stormy sky. Thomas Cole painted the wild America, with a touch of sadness. It's one of the first paintings by the founder of the Hudson River School. It's a famous early American landscape.
Where to see it
📍 Allen Memorial Art MuseumOberlin, Ohio, United States
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Thomas Cole was born in England and moved to the United States as a teenager, settling near the Hudson River in New York. He founded the Hudson River School, a group of artists who painted America's wild landscapes. His paintings often carried messages about nature and civilization. He died in Catskill, New York, in 1848.
