Landscape

1825

Landscapes in a bookshop window

Back in New York, Cole put the landscapes from the trip on show in a bookshop window, where they caught the eye of John Trumbull, Asher Durand and William Dunlap.

1825

Trumbull introduces him to Gilmor and Wadsworth

John Trumbull, the most impressed of them, sought out the young landscape painter, bought one of his pictures and introduced him to Robert Gilmor and Daniel Wadsworth, who became his patrons.

summer 1825

A summer in the Hudson Valley

With Bruen's money Cole spent the summer in the Hudson Valley, where he painted his well-known “Kaaterskill Falls” and “View of Fort Putnam”.

1825

New York: his first buyer, George Bruen

After moving to New York, Cole sold several paintings to the wealthy merchant George Bruen, who soon paid for a summer trip up the Hudson Valley. Other accounts have him moving to Catskill in 1825.

1825–1848

89 paintings at the National Academy of Design

From the founding of the National Academy of Design in 1825 until Cole's death, 89 of his paintings were shown at its exhibitions.

after 1827

A studio at Cedar Grove farm in Catskill

After 1827 Cole kept a studio at the Cedar Grove farm in the town of Catskill, where he painted a large part of his work.