American Pre-Raphaelites
| American Pre-Raphaelites | |
|---|---|
William Trost Richards, Sunset on the Meadow, 1861, oil on canvas | |
| Years active | c. 1857–1867 |
| Location | United States |
| Major figures | Thomas Charles Farrer, William James Stillman |
| Influences | John Ruskin, William Henry Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Thomas Cole |
The American Pre-Raphaelites was a movement of landscape painters in the United States during the mid-19th century. It was named for its connection to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and for the influence of John Ruskin on its members. Painter Thomas Charles Farrer led the movement, and many members were active abolitionists. Their work together was short-lived, and the movement had mostly dissolved by 1870.
The American Pre-Raphaelites used a vivid, realistic style and, unlike their English counterparts, avoided figurative paintings in favor of landscapes and still lifes. American Pre-Raphaelites promoted still lifes and natural settings for paintings in the 1860s.