Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much
painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann,
Massachusetts. His earliest known painting is titled Cape Ann.
He became one of the leading marine
painters of the luminist* style of the mid to late 19th century,
especially known for his brilliant sunsets with atmospheric*
effects. Of him, it was written: "For Silva, the su (showing 500 of 5901 characters). |
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Hudson River School Painters
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