Edward Delavan Nelson (1821-1871)
- Edward Delavan Nelson (1821-1871)
- Fishing in Catskills, 1861
- Oil on canvas
- 18 ¼ x 14 ¼ inches
- Signed and dated 1861, lower center
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.
