The Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon has the works of many nineteenth-century American artists in its collection. Here are a few of them.
George Washington
About 1850 by Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860); oil on canvas
Rembrandt Peale was the son of influential artist Charles Wilson Peale. He first met Washington when he was 9 years and when he was 18, he was invited to paint th President. According to PAM:
“He made over 75 versions of this portrait over his career, refining a heroic ideal, increasingly at odds with the image of the worn-out 65-year-old man he had drawn as a teenager.”
The Sculptor and the King
1888 by George de Forest Brush (1855-1941); oil on wood panel
According to PAM:
“He lived with the Arapahoe and Shoshone peoples in Wyoming and the Crow in Montana.”
Little Harpist
About 1870-1872 by East Johnson (1824-1906); oil on board
Adèle de la Lanceau
1861 by Seymour Joseph Guy; oil on canvas
Peanuts
About 1890 by De Scott Evans (1847-1898); oil on canvas
Dr. William Hamilton Stockwell
1851 by Charles Loring Elliott (1812-1868) oil on canvas
Brook in the Meadow
Mid-19th Century by John Frederick Kensett; oil on canvas
According to PAM:
“His style was dominant among the later wave of Hudson River School artists known as the Luminists, after Kensett’s mesmerizing effects of light.”
Cook’s Island, Lake George
1869 by David Johnson (1827-1908); oil on canvas
According to PAM:
“David Johnson loved the effect of glowing and beautiful light in his landscapes of the Hudson River and eastern New York State. Here, he still aims to glorify the mountain landscape.”
Seal Rocks, S.F.
1871-1873 by Albert Bierstadt; oil on cardboard
According to PAM:
“The renowned Hudson River School painter Albert Bierstadtt trained at the Düsseldorf Academy in Germany. His life’s work, however, was the incredible landscape of the United States.”
My Orchard, Montclair
1888 by George Inness, Sr. (1825-1894); oil on wood panel
Landscape, Upper Ausable Lake
About 1868 by Homer Dodge Martin (1836-1897); oil on canvas
According to PAM:
“Homer Dodge Martin was largely self-taught. He struggled with physical limitations in vision and coordination, but persisted to become a successful painter. He initially worked in the style of the Hudson River School, as seen in this painting.”
An Upland Pasture
1878 by William M. Hart (1823-1984); oil on canvas
Cheyenne Encampment
About 1873 by Ralph Blakelock (1847-1919); oil on canvas
Note: These photographs were taken on September 3, 2025.
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