Tag: Hudson River School
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The Systematic American Landscape
“There is perhaps no central theme to American national identity than the land. Over the years, it has served as a wellspring of aesthetic beauty, spiritual sustenance, and economic opportunity.” Thus reads a wall sign at the Corcoran Gallery of Art beneath the title “Nature as Nation: 19th Century American Landscapes from the Collection.” The…
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From Visual Arts Source: Face to Face, David Kroll on the fragility of humanity and nature, and Love Lines
David Kroll, “Egret on Small Globe,” 2009, oil on canvas, 28 x 32″, at Robischon Gallery. Continuing through April 17, 2010 Robischon Gallery Denver, Colorado David Kroll paints with the touch of an Old Master. Refined layers of oil on canvas, linen and paper are applied to capture not only the exquisite light of a…
Leanne Goebel 