Art Center Information presents two more great landscape artists from the Hudson River School.  The artwork below represents Jasper Francis Cropsey and Sanford Robinson Gifford.

Jasper Francis Cropsey was trained as an architect but eventually became a noted artist colleague of the Hudson River School.  His autumn landscapes were painted with boldness.  He (as many of the group) believed landscapes were the highest form of art.

Sanford Robinson Gifford was a second generation Hudson River School colleague.  These were the luminary artists  that basically believed in the philosophy of the school that nature was a direct manifestation of God and that landscapes were the highest art form.

Looking over October in the Catskills, I do see that the Gifford tried hard to present this concept.  The painting was his last landscape.  He painted in excess of 700 paintings during his career.