William Trost Richards

(American, 1833–1905)

William Trost Richards was an American landscape painter known for his precise depictions of forests, coasts, and mountains. Affiliated with both the Hudson River School painters like Frederic Edwin Church and Pre-Raphaelite painters such as John Everett Millais, Richard merged aesthetic qualities from both movements. Late in his career, Richards painted almost exclusively scenes of the New England and New Jersey coasts, as seen in one of his most famous works Along the Shore (1905). Born on June 3, 1833 in Philadelphia, PA, Richards studied at the Pennsylvania Academy, later becoming a member of the Association of the Advancement of Truth in Art, an American-based Pre-Raphaelite group. His first group exhibition was organized by the artist Albert Bierstadt in 1858 in New Bedford, MA. Richards died on November 8, 1905, in Newport, RI. The artist’s works are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Drawings and Works on Paper, Hudson River School and Early American Art

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Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, John Everett Millais, Edgar Alwin Payne, William Louis Sonntag

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Seascape with Rock Coast

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Seascape with Rock Coast

Sale Date: November 19, 2012

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Breaking the Waves, 1891

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Breaking the Waves, 1891

Sale Date: November 18, 2012

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Clovelly

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Clovelly

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Summer Storm on the Naragansett Shore

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Summer Storm on the Naragansett Shore

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Sunrise on the Coast, 1872

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Sunrise on the Coast, 1872

Sale Date: October 24, 2012

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Crashing Waves Along the Seashore (Off the..., 1897

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Crashing Waves Along the Seashore (Off the..., 1897

Sale Date: November 15, 2012

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Rice's Falls, Adirondacks, 1868

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Rice's Falls, Adirondacks, 1868

Sale Date: November 15, 2012

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Split Rock, Adirondacks, 1868

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Split Rock, Adirondacks, 1868

Sale Date: November 15, 2012

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Rocky cliffs coastal

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Rocky cliffs coastal

Sale Date: October 16, 2012

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Near Atlantic Ctiy, NJ, 1883

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Near Atlantic Ctiy, NJ, 1883

Sale Date: October 13, 2012

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Seascape

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Seascape

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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English Country Road, 1880

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English Country Road, 1880

Sale Date: September 25, 2012

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Foggy Day, 1896

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Foggy Day, 1896

Sale Date: September 12, 2012

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Rocky Sea Coast

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Rocky Sea Coast

Sale Date: September 12, 2012

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Glen Head, County Donegal, Ireland

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Glen Head, County Donegal, Ireland

Sale Date: August 28, 2012

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The Harbor at Monhegan, Maine

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The Harbor at Monhegan, Maine

Sale Date: August 25, 2012

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David's Headlands Wales

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David's Headlands Wales

Sale Date: August 5, 2012

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Rocky seacoast

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Rocky seacoast

Sale Date: August 3, 2012

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The Bell Bouy, 1888

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The Bell Bouy, 1888

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Guernsey, Low Tide

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Guernsey, Low Tide

Sale Date: June 12, 2012

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The Otter Cliffs, Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1866

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The Otter Cliffs, Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1866

Sale Date: June 12, 2012

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Breakers at Atlantic City

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Breakers at Atlantic City

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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A Summer Afternoon, Newport, Rhode Island, 1891

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A Summer Afternoon, Newport, Rhode Island, 1891

Sale Date: May 12, 2012

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View of the Artist's Home, Graycliff,..., 1894

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View of the Artist's Home, Graycliff,..., 1894

Sale Date: May 15, 2012

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