Landscape

Thomas Chambers, born Whitby, England 1808-died Whitby, England 1869, active USA 1832-1865 · mid 19th century

This landscape by Thomas Chambers probably shows a view along the Hudson River in New York, where Chambers lived and worked in the 1830s and again in the 1860s. He combined actual features of the landscape with elements from his imagination, heightening the colors and emphasizing the linear edges of natural forms. In this image the dark silhouette of the stone arch stands out, emphasized by the vivid tones of orange and red in the sky. The light appears inconsistent throughout the painting, as if Chambers combined observations from different times of day into one image.