Jasper Francis Cropsey: Architect of Autumn

Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900) stands as one of the most distinctive voices of the Hudson River School. Where Thomas Cole framed wilderness as a moral stage and Frederic Church delivered sweeping theatrical grandeur, Cropsey carved out a quieter, more architectural poetry—rooted in structure, clarity, and seasonal radiance. He became, almost accidentally, the great painter of […]