American, 1833-1905
Marsh Landscape with Mountains, Late 19th Century
Oil on panel
5 1/2 × 9 in
Message to Purchase
Philadelphia artist William Trost Richards Began his career as a designer, before studying with Hudson River School artist Paul Weber. After seeing an exhibition of British art in 1858, he became influenced by the works of the Pre-Raphaelite artists, aligning himself with the movement’s American practitioners and painting with the group’s combination of precise realism and atmospheric quality. He worked from nature, creating near-photorealistic landscapes of the Catskill, Adirondack, and White mountain ranges, and paying particular attention to rock formations. A trip to England inspired Richards to focus on marine subjects, at which he excelled, painting dramatic watercolors of crashing waves under placid skies along America’s East Coast.
Major museums that have Trust in their collection:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art|National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.|Dallas Museum of Art|Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibitions with this piece:
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Winter 2019, Debra Force Fine Art
2016
Fair booths
2018
Avery Galleries at Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show 2018, Avery Galleries
2017
Avery Galleries at The American Art Fair 2017, Avery Galleries