Thomas ColeAmerican, 1801–1848Sunrise in the Catskills
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Sunrise in the Catskills” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 64 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Closed· opens at 10:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1989.24.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Thomas Cole
The whole life1825
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.
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
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.
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.
