One of the better known of the Hudson River School’s second generation, he was renowned for romantic landscapes and still lifes.
He was influenced by Thomas Cole and others of the first generation of the Hudson River’s School, Brown was also heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite's.
In 1850, he moved to Newark, New Jersey, and began specializing in landscape painting.
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January 01, 1970
william, mason, brown, 1828, 1898, american, artist, contents, early, life, education, career, death, collections, notes, references, external, linksearly, life, editborn, troy, york, education, editbrown, began, career, portraitist, studying, under, abel, bue. William Mason Brown c 1828 1898 was an American artist Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Death 5 Collections 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editBorn in Troy New York 1 Education editBrown began his career as a portraitist studying under Abel Buell Moore Troy s preferred portraitist Career editBrown painted portraits landscapes and trompe l œil still lifes 2 3 One of the better known of the Hudson River School s second generation he was renowned for romantic landscapes and still lifes He was influenced by Thomas Cole and others of the first generation of the Hudson River s School Brown was also heavily influenced by the Pre Raphaelite s In 1850 he moved to Newark New Jersey and began specializing in landscape painting nbsp Lake Losepe by William Mason Brown c 1855 4 In 1858 he moved to Brooklyn New York and switched to painting still lifes nbsp William Mason Brown Peaches on a White Plate c 1880 High Museum He exhibited at the National Academy of Design for thirty one years His paintings are to be found at the Brooklyn Museum of Art the Cleveland Museum of Art the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 5 He usually signed his work as Wm M Brown Death editIn 1898 Brown came down with heatstroke on August 26 and died at his home in Brooklyn New York on September 2 Collections editHis works are in the following collections Brooklyn Museum of Art 6 Notes editReferences edit William Mason Brown Questroyal www questroyalfineart com View William Mason Brown art prices and auction results www invaluable co uk William Mason Brown Artworks www the athenaeum org Collections Johnson Museum of Art emuseum cornell edu Biography Brooklyn Museum www brooklynmuseum org External links edit nbsp Media related to William Mason Brown at Wikimedia Commons Artwork by William Mason Brown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Mason Brown amp oldid 1206363171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
