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1811 New York City - 1893 Saratoga Springs, New York. Known for: Landscape painting, banknote engraving.
Born in New York City, John Casilear was a leading Hudson River School* painter, known for serene landscapes that reflect delicate detailing he learned as an engraver and his interest in Luminism* or... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Casilear was a leading Hudson River School* painter, known for serene landscapes that reflect delicate detailing he learned as an engraver and his interest in Luminism* or the reflection of light on natural forms. He began his study with master engraver Peter Maverick... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Casilear was a leading Hudson River School* painter, known for serene landscapes that reflect delicate detailing he learned as an engraver and his interest in Luminism* or the reflection of light on natural forms. He began his study with master engraver Peter Maverick and then studied landscape painting with Asher Durand. To earn money, Casilear worked for many years as an engraver for the American Bank Note Company and later with his own firm. But his great love was... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Casilear was a leading Hudson River School* painter, known for serene landscapes that reflect delicate detailing he learned as an engraver and his interest in Luminism* or the reflection of light on natural forms. He began his study with master engraver Peter Maverick and then studied landscape painting with Asher Durand. To earn money, Casilear worked for many years as an engraver for the American Bank Note Company and later with his own firm. But his great love was landscape painting, which he exhibited beginning 1833 at the National Academy of Design*. From 1840 to 1843, he traveled in Europe with Durand, John Kensett and Thomas Rossiter, but for most of his life, he worked either out of his studio in New... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Casilear was a leading Hudson River School* painter, known for serene landscapes that reflect delicate detailing he learned as an engraver and his interest in Luminism* or the reflection of light on natural forms. He began his study with master engraver Peter Maverick and then studied landscape painting with Asher Durand. To earn money, Casilear worked for many years as an engraver for the American Bank Note Company and later with his own firm. But his great love was landscape painting, which he exhibited beginning 1833 at the National Academy of Design*. From 1840 to 1843, he traveled in Europe with Durand, John Kensett and Thomas Rossiter, but for most of his life, he worked either out of his studio in New York City or in upstate New York or in Vermont, where he spent many summers. From 1854, he devoted himself... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Banknote Engraving
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Hudson River School Style of Painting
- •Luminous, Luminism
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Waterfowl
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •Catskill Mountains, New York
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •France Before 1900
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Lake George, New York
- •Niagara Falls
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •American Academy of Fine Arts
- •American Art Union
- •Artists Fund Society
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Asher Durand
- •Charles Carolus-Duran Atelier
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Rita and Daniel Fraad Collection
Added Description
- •Tenth Street Studio Building Resident, New York
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Art Union-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts