Hudson River school

American  

noun

Fine Arts.

1. a group of American painters of the mid-19th century whose works are characterized by a highly romantic treatment of landscape, especially along the Hudson River.

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Example Sentences

“He really created a Hudson River school painting,” Ms. Darby said of the gardens, as she stood on the west porch, admiring the long view down to the river and across to the Palisades.

From New York Times • May 20, 2016

Indeed, this tension can be quite literally seen in many Hudson River school paintings that simultaneously depict both the landscape’s aesthetic charms while noting the presence of industry.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2015

I kept wishing for a quirky, flattened landscape or marine view by the great Thomas Chambers to disrupt the fussy verisimilitude and endless vistas of the Hudson River school paintings.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2011

Soon afterwards, the Hudson River school fell from favor.

From Time Magazine Archive

It used to be the Hudson River school.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James