art art body work created 19th century artists painted landscape scenes new_hampshire order promote region consequently sell works art early 19th century artists ventured new_hampshire sketch paint artists attracted region tragedy family people lost lives early works portrayed dramatic mountain wilderness describes painting titled distant view slide destroyed family array broken stumps rocks gathering storm suggest site appropriate ambient darkness images stirred imagination americans primarily large cites northeast traveled view scenes soon followed writers scientists artists major attraction tourists new_england states circulation paintings prints depicting area enabled visit lack means distance appreciate beauty transportation improved region later grand resort hotels complete artists residence built early artists popularized conway valley artists preferred area ventured communities north artists painted similar scenes artist individual style characterized work landscape paintings hudson_river tradition eventually fell favor public turn century era white mountain art ended tragedy august torrential rains caused couple children lived small house notch evacuated home help hired men escape landslide seven hired men died home left standing later found open bible table home indicating family retreated news tragedy quickly spread nation ensuing years subject literature drawings local histories scientific journals paintings example painting titled site tragedy slide disaster started new awareness american landscape raw wilderness tragedy nature powerful draw early artists painted new_hampshire diary entry october wrote site little patch green naturally recalled mind night family perished beneath rocks earth incident provided basis story titled ambitious guest early artists artists sketch founder style painting later called cole work view pass called notch white mountains best finest examples early 19th century art reference stated notch white mountains work undisputed painting early painters massachusetts artists works early artists depicted dramatic landscapes man relative compared nature fisher turbulent view notch emphasizes power mountains human enterprise paintings helped promote region time unknown wilderness beginning 1830s landscape painters sought define america american artists time saw scientists making documents expressed christian truths democratic ideals produced large canvas inches mount washington best finest later examples art curator america art written scene famous monumental landscape valley conway image single effective mid nineteenth century advertisement scenic particular mount washington purchased print distributed subscribers country artists painted copies scene print published view painting example work art helped region described painting canonical paintings best known landscape view era proximity boston artists city visitors artists capture views beginning continuing 19th century friends fellow artists traveled mountains artists including founding members years venue view paintings travel region early coach travel time consuming advent rail travel ride portland maine conway new_hampshire distance miles took day completed route portland tourists artists travel relative comfort miles house rail lines complete early 1870s area established coach service conway subsequently thompson credited artists order promote region early 1850s thompson convinced young artist visit new_hampshire native trip summer excursion emerging artist second half 19th century style influenced developed unique style stated witnessed major artistic changes art remained camp romantic artists youth bought home spent rest life painting greater conway area attracted artists region opened studio tourists autobiography wrote studio resort highly cultivated people parts country foreign lands enjoyed learned interchange ideas refined intelligent minds described popularity year brought fresh visitors news attractions spread meadows banks white great numbers largely promotion area artists traveled summer paint area filled artists painting air pet valley landscape painters dozen season hardly meadows direction seeing white shining sun echoing words 1850s arguably artist colony united_states depicted artists painting titled artists later artists artists known painted views 19th century came boston area maine pennsylvania new_york painters worked maintaining studios new_york_city including known artists artists came summer returned urban studios warmer climates like florida winter paintings winter scenes common artists like edward brother paint winter scenes examples winter paintings illustrated article winter home jackson prolific painter new_hampshire scenes summer winter mid century later painters changed style views earlier painters literal views mountains written aesthetics time 1840s 1850s changing emphasis placed sublime fact realism literal views sought tourists travels era photography example literal depictions composite image painting painted compared photograph scene grand resort hotels 1860s region resort hotels built popular major summer destinations affluent city boston new_york philadelphia tourism immense tasks capacity hotels boarding houses half 19th century artists took residence grand hotels known artists residence arrangement advantages artist hotel established artists invited guests studios view works guests purchased original works bring home remembrance hotel benefited having attraction guests extended stay known artists residence hill worked profile house years spent shorter stays artist residence sixteen years working points north virtue unique location southern gathering place artists artist letter described appeal mount washington leading feature scene rises majesty contemporary patriots sic bounds view north hand subordinate mountains slope abruptly descend fertile plain borders stretching miles southward rich varying green fields meadows beautifully interspersed scattered trees graceful form deepest possible shade green favorite spot viewing painting typical view painted mount washington looks house backyard afforded points frequently painted views short distance artists traveled notch paint rivalry developed artists artists faction believed location beautiful view mountains preferred felt early overrun tourists essay proper distance hills stated meet growing demand tourists railroad lines extended new hotels constructed grand scale process qualities drawn artists place endangered writing west described appeal region landscape painter find desirable place landscape study river winds valley somewhat like vicinity conway banks sand occasionally varied broken masses rock valley narrower different character half wooded hill sides region artists painted new_hampshire known icon old man mountain painted subject old man fewer artists worked area north painted known scenes jefferson locations strategically located train coach routes northern pictured example painting presidential range north characteristics artists white mountain artist certain characteristics distinguish work artists characteristics suggestive artist signature signatures forged master painting water known warm autumn colors later style broad bright colors create feeling known look paintings created canopy like depiction trees frame focus painting technique gave works feeling intimacy works included dogs people horseback women men red clothing known use small figures clouds oval format known quiet calm water painted extremes day sunrise sunset scenes notch frequently painted passing storm clouds skies primitive style props paintings known painting landscapes seen inside house barn looking open door window inside room props ladder chair cat basket straw hat tall clock characteristics illustrated representative artists image gallery end era scenes artists painted american icons certainly people new_england tourists took paintings home widely country today paintings discovered far away california 19th century landscape images lost appeal public newer images rocky_mountains interest landscapes hudson_river style new artistic ideas social technological changes rapidly occurring region country end 19th century factors advent photography led gradual decline landscape painting paintings preserved private collections public institutions paintings seen new_hampshire concord manchester gallery characteristics artists notable white mountain artists
White Mountain art