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Luminism

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An American movement active in the late 19th century—although identified with that label only in the 1950s, by the art historian John I. H. Baur—that was influenced by the Hudson River School, emphasizing the painting of light in land- and seascapes.

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Francis Augustus Silva, Fitz Henry Lane, David Johnson (1827-1908), Alfred Thompson Bricher, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Albert Bierstadt, John Frederick Kensett, Paul Cornoyer, William Frederick De Hass, William Stanley Haseltine

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A British Armed Sloop and Auxiliary Brig, 1808

Questroyal Fine Art

John Frederick Kensett

Mount Washington from the Valley of Conway, 1851

Albert Bierstadt

Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870

Seattle Art Museum

Fitz Henry Lane

New York Harbor, 1852

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Sanford Robinson Gifford

The Marshes of the Hudson, 1878

Colby College Museum of Art

Big Springs in Yellowstone Park , 1872

Philadelphia Museum of Art

George Caleb Bingham

Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground, 1847

White House Historical Association

John Frederick Kensett

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut, 1872

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Point Lobos, Monterey, California, 1912

White House Historical Association

George Caleb Bingham

Mississippi Boatman, 1850

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

View of Fairmount Waterworks, Philadelphia, 1860-1870

Montclair Art Museum

Albert Bierstadt

Sioux Village near Fort Laramie, 1859

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Grand Canyon in Stormy Weather, Arizona, ca. 1908

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Permanent collection

The Golden Hour, 1875

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Albert Bierstadt

Indian Canoe, circa 1886

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

View of Venice, 1895

Spectrum(Violet), 2015

Albert Bierstadt

The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California, ca. 1872-1873

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

John Frederick Kensett

Landing at Sabbath Day Point, ca. 1853

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Alfred Thompson Bricher

A Quiet Day near Manchester, 1873

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Sanford Robinson Gifford

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), 1862

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Caleb Bingham

Raftsmen Playing Cards, 1847

Saint Louis Art Museum

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Mount Tacoma from Puget Sound (Mount Rainier), 1877

Montclair Art Museum

Palisade Canon, 1874

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Permanent collection

George Caleb Bingham

Landscape with Fisherman, ca. 1845-1850

Colby College Museum of Art

John Frederick Kensett

Lake George, 1869

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountain Landscape, 1870

"This Art is Your Art" Competition: The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

J. Frank Currier (Joseph Frank Currier)

Landscape near Dachau, ca. 1880

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Permanent collection

Fitz Henry Lane

Boston Harbor, 1854

"This Art is Your Art" Competition: The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

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Blanton Museum of Art

Colby College Museum of Art

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

A British Armed Sloop and Auxiliary Brig, 1808

Questroyal Fine Art

John Frederick Kensett

Mount Washington from the Valley of Conway, 1851

Albert Bierstadt

Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870

Seattle Art Museum

Fitz Henry Lane

New York Harbor, 1852

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Sanford Robinson Gifford

The Marshes of the Hudson, 1878

Colby College Museum of Art

Big Springs in Yellowstone Park , 1872

Philadelphia Museum of Art

George Caleb Bingham

Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground, 1847

White House Historical Association

John Frederick Kensett

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut, 1872

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Point Lobos, Monterey, California, 1912

White House Historical Association

George Caleb Bingham

Mississippi Boatman, 1850

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

View of Fairmount Waterworks, Philadelphia, 1860-1870

Montclair Art Museum

Albert Bierstadt

Sioux Village near Fort Laramie, 1859

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Grand Canyon in Stormy Weather, Arizona, ca. 1908

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Permanent collection

The Golden Hour, 1875

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Albert Bierstadt

Indian Canoe, circa 1886

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

View of Venice, 1895

Spectrum(Violet), 2015

Albert Bierstadt

The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California, ca. 1872-1873

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

John Frederick Kensett

Landing at Sabbath Day Point, ca. 1853

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Alfred Thompson Bricher

A Quiet Day near Manchester, 1873

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Sanford Robinson Gifford

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), 1862

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Caleb Bingham

Raftsmen Playing Cards, 1847

Saint Louis Art Museum

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Mount Tacoma from Puget Sound (Mount Rainier), 1877

Montclair Art Museum

Palisade Canon, 1874

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Permanent collection

George Caleb Bingham

Landscape with Fisherman, ca. 1845-1850

Colby College Museum of Art

John Frederick Kensett

Lake George, 1869

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountain Landscape, 1870

"This Art is Your Art" Competition: The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

J. Frank Currier (Joseph Frank Currier)

Landscape near Dachau, ca. 1880

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Permanent collection

Fitz Henry Lane

Boston Harbor, 1854

"This Art is Your Art" Competition: The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

A British Armed Sloop and Auxiliary Brig, 1808

Questroyal Fine Art

John Frederick Kensett

Mount Washington from the Valley of Conway, 1851

Albert Bierstadt

Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870

Seattle Art Museum

Fitz Henry Lane

New York Harbor, 1852

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Alfred Thompson Bricher

A Quiet Day near Manchester, 1873

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Sanford Robinson Gifford

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), 1862

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Mount Tacoma from Puget Sound (Mount Rainier), 1877

Montclair Art Museum

View of Fairmount Waterworks, Philadelphia, 1860-1870

Montclair Art Museum

George Caleb Bingham

Landscape with Fisherman, ca. 1845-1850

Colby College Museum of Art

Albert Bierstadt

Rocky Mountain Landscape, 1870

"This Art is Your Art" Competition: The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

J. Frank Currier (Joseph Frank Currier)

Landscape near Dachau, ca. 1880

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Permanent collection

View of Venice, 1895

Spectrum(Violet), 2015

John Frederick Kensett

Landing at Sabbath Day Point, ca. 1853

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Big Springs in Yellowstone Park , 1872

Philadelphia Museum of Art

John Frederick Kensett

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut, 1872

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Caleb Bingham

Raftsmen Playing Cards, 1847

Saint Louis Art Museum

George Caleb Bingham

Mississippi Boatman, 1850

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Permanent collection

Albert Bierstadt

Sioux Village near Fort Laramie, 1859

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Grand Canyon in Stormy Weather, Arizona, ca. 1908

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Permanent collection

Albert Bierstadt

Indian Canoe, circa 1886

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Albert Bierstadt

The Grizzly Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, California, ca. 1872-1873

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Sanford Robinson Gifford

The Marshes of the Hudson, 1878

Colby College Museum of Art

George Caleb Bingham

Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground, 1847

White House Historical Association

Point Lobos, Monterey, California, 1912

White House Historical Association

Palisade Canon, 1874

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Permanent collection

John Frederick Kensett

Lake George, 1869

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Golden Hour, 1875

Blanton Museum of Art

Permanent collection

Fitz Henry Lane

Boston Harbor, 1854

"This Art is Your Art" Competition: The White House Historical Association, Artsy, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

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