Edward D. Nelson (1821-1871)
- Edward Delavan Nelson (1821-1871)
- Catskill Mountains Landscape
- Oil on canvas
- 15 x 24 inches
- Signed with initials 'E.D.N' and dated 1868, lower left
A student and follower of Asher B. Durand, Nelson is a rare and highly gifted Hudson River School painter in the naturalistic mode. In fact, his works are often mistaken for and compared with those of his great teacher. They both sought out and delineated the individual character of trees within a landscape and used them for a picturesque foil.
