Asher Brown Durand
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Selected Works29

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine
Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine, 1850
Acquired 2019
Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Acquired 2013
Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Delaware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap, 1830
Acquired 2013
Engraving on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Musidora
Musidora, 1825
Acquired 2013
Etching and engraving on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
His Excellency Oliver Wolcott, Governor of the State of Connecticutt
His Excellency Oliver Wolcott, Governor of the State of Connecticutt, 1820
Acquired 2000
Line engraving on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ariadne
Ariadne, 1835
Acquired 1995
Engraving on wove paper, seventh state
Art Institute of Chicago
The Honourable William Paulding
The Honourable William Paulding, 1826
Acquired 1992
Engraving on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Aaron Ogden
Aaron Ogden, 1834
Acquired 1992
Engraving on ivory wove paper
LACMA
Ariadne
Ariadne
Acquired 1945
Engraving
Art Institute of Chicago
Joel Barlow
Joel Barlow
In museum collection
Steel engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Joel Barlow
Joel Barlow
In museum collection
Steel engraving on paper

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Dance of the Haymakers (The Morning Ride)
Dance of the Haymakers (The Morning Ride), 1851
Sold
Jan 2025
Christie's
The Story Teller
The Story Teller
$20,160
Jan 2024
Christie's
Landscape
Landscape, 1864
$10,710
Jan 2024
Christie's
View on Esopus Creek, Ulster County, New York
View on Esopus Creek, Ulster County, New York
Sold
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
Lake Hamlet (Passing Shower)
Lake Hamlet (Passing Shower), 1855
Sold
Jan 2023
Christie's
Luman Reed
Luman Reed
$62,500
May 2021
Christie's
Haymaking
Haymaking, 1854
$324,500
Nov 2018
Christie's
Mountain Stream
Mountain Stream, 1848
$967,500
May 2017
Christie's
After a Summer Shower
After a Summer Shower
$137,500
Nov 2016
Christie's
Boonton Falls, New Jersey
Boonton Falls, New Jersey
$60,000
Sep 2015
Christie's
The Picnic
The Picnic
$26,290
Jul 2002
Christie's
A Study from Nature
A Study from Nature
$11,750
Oct 2000
Christie's
View in the Catskills
View in the Catskills
$167,500
Nov 1999

For Sale

Modern Fine Art · Artsy
Progress
Progress, 1853
Sold
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis"
Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis", 1850
For sale
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
The Beeches
The Beeches, 1845
For sale
Oil on canvas
Montclair Art Museum · Artsy
Early Morning at Cold Spring
Early Morning at Cold Spring, 1850
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle, 1840
For sale
Graphite
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2018.364 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field
Catskill Mountains
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.788 · Engraving on paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Delaware Water Gap
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.787 · Engraving on off-white wove paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Musidora
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.786 · Etching and engraving on paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Banknote motif with a girl's head derived from Leonardo da Vinci against a patterned band
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.24 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote motif: a child's portrait surrounded by a floral frame
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.23 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote motif: a child's portrait and two patterned ovals surrounded by a floral frame
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.22 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote motif: Portrait on George Washington in a decorative panel
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.21 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a building topped with a cupola
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.20 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a portrait of Thayendanegea
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.19 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote vignette with a family in a garden
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.18 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
Banknote vignette with female figures representing Liberty and Justice
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.333.17 · Engraving and etching; proof
Gift of Joseph Veach Noble, 2002
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Museum exhibition highlights the network behind Frederic Church
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is launching "Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building" on March 7, an exhibition explor…
exhibitionsMar 4, 2026
Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building, Celebrating Frederic Church at 200 Through Art, Community, and Connection
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is launching "Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building" on March 7, 2026. This exhibitio…
exhibitionsMar 2, 2026
an indigenous takeover of the met asks who should be writing art history 1234757699
An unsanctioned augmented reality exhibition titled “Encoded” has taken over the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring works by 1…
exhibitionsJan 3, 2026
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Recent Activity5

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Museum exhibition highlights the network behind Frederic Church
Mar 4, 2026
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Kindred Spirits: Artists in the Tenth Street Studio Building, Celebrating Frederic Church at 200 Through Art, Community, and Connection
Mar 2, 2026
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an indigenous takeover of the met asks who should be writing art history 1234757699
Jan 3, 2026
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Asher Brown Durand dies
Jan 1, 1886
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birth
Asher Brown Durand born
Jan 1, 1796