He was apprenticed in 1812 to an engraver. Asher Brown Durand (August 21, 1796 – September 17, 1886) was an American painter of the Hudson River School. Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online. 679. 100-101. Exhibited at the Grolier Club, April MDCCCXCV. Asher B. Durand, in full Asher Brown Durand, (born August 21, 1796, Jefferson Village, New Jersey, U.S.—died September 17, 1886, Jefferson Village), American painter, engraver, and illustrator, one of the founders of the Hudson River school of landscape painting.. Asher B. Durand studied printmaking with his father and became a successful engraver by age twenty-four. Durand was born in and eventually died in Maplewood, New Jersey (then called Jefferson Village), the eighth of eleven children; his father was a watchmaker and a silversmith. Catherine Hoover Voorsanger, John K. Howat Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825–1861. no. 234 vi/vi, pp. Declaration of Independence Asher Brown Durand • 1823. 1994, cat. Estimate: $15,000 - $30,000 Description: Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796-1886) Forest Glen Oil on canvas 33 ¼ x 27 ¼ inches Tentatively signed on verso, stamp on the back Estimate: $15,000-30,000 Considered one of the most influential members of the Hudson River School, Asher B. Durand endeavored to portray fresh, faithful depictions of nature through his iconic landscapes. no. David McNeeley Stauffer, Mantle Fielding, Thomas Hovey Gage American Engravers upon Copper and Steel. The Grolier Club, 1895, cat. You entered the wrong email. Charles Henry Hart Catalogue of the Engraved Work of Asher B. Durand. But Thomas Cole’s canvases of New York State’s mountains and cascades inspired Durand to leave engraving and become a painter. List of all 75 artworks by Asher Brown Durand Go to Artist page Signup for news & updates.