Joseph Foxcroft Cole (1837–1892) was an American

landscape artist Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composi ...

of the

Barbizon Barbizon () is a commune (town) in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is located near the Fontainebleau Forest. Demographics The inhabitants are called ''Barbizonais''. Art history The Barbizon school of painters is name ...

style of landscape painting.

Life and career

Cole and fellow apprentice

Winslow Homer Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in ...

studied in Boston, before Cole moved to France to study with Émile Lambinet and

Charles Jacque Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army. ...

. Cole exhibited in Paris at the 1866-67 and 1873-75 Salons, and the

Exposition Universelle (1867) The International Exposition of 1867 (french: Exposition universelle 'art et d'industriede 1867), was the second world's fair to be held in Paris, from 1 April to 3 November 1867. A number of nations were represented at the fair. Following a dec ...

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External links

*http://www.artnet.com/artists/joseph-foxcroft-cole/ *https://americanart.si.edu/artist/joseph-foxcroft-cole-939 *https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.33302.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Joseph Foxcroft 1837 births 1892 deaths 19th-century American painters 20th-century American painters American male painters Landscape painters 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists