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1824 Kensington, Connecticut - 1902. Known for: Bucolic landscape, figure, animal painting, photography.
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his native New England, he celebrated the understated, humble charm of his own back yard. A member of the Hudson River School at heart, Moore remained untouched by its more dramatic interpretations,... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his native New England, he celebrated the understated, humble charm of his own back yard. A member of the Hudson River School at heart, Moore remained untouched by its more dramatic interpretations, crafting instead works that were local, personal, honest American, and humble. He was born August 2, 1824, at Kensington (Conn.), studied under Thomas Cummings and Daniel Huntington in NYC and spent most of his life in Kensington. In his later years he... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his native New England, he celebrated the understated, humble charm of his own back yard. A member of the Hudson River School at heart, Moore remained untouched by its more dramatic interpretations, crafting instead works that were local, personal, honest American, and humble. He was born August 2, 1824, at Kensington (Conn.), studied under Thomas Cummings and Daniel Huntington in NYC and spent most of his life in Kensington. In his later years he specialized in landscapes. French, Art and Artists in Conn., 122-23 . Corcoran Gallery, . Catalogue Art Digest (Oct. 1, 1934), 5, rep... Read full biography
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Keywords (29)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Folk Art, Naive, Primitive
- •Hudson River School
- •Naive, Childlike, Intuitive
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Lake George, New York
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •MacBeth Gallery, New York City
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York