Jasper Francis Cropsey                                                                 Student Activity

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ART INFLUENCES ART

Artists often influence one another. The artists of the Hudson River School have inspired many other artists over the years to observe and paint nature.





Autumn-on the Hudson River Jasper F. Cropsey


 Thomas Locker (contemporary)

What do you see? What do you think? What do you feel?

Look at Jasper Cropsey’s painting above (left). There are many ways to look at it.

  • What special effects did Cropsey use to get your attention? What are the main colors highlighted in the painting? What parts of nature does Cropsey use?
  • What does the painting remind you of? How does it make you feel?

Compare Cropsey's work to the painting above (right) done by Thomas Locker. Ask yourself the same questions.


You Are the Critic:

Pretend that you have been hired by a very prestigious Art Gallery to compare and contrast these two paintings. You are expected to write a full report discussing similarities and differences in the techniques used by Cropsey and Locker and the effect that the paintings have on others.

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