TheAmerican Barbizon School was a group of painters and style partly influenced by the FrenchBarbizon school, who were noted for their simple, pastoral scenes painted directly from nature.[1] American Barbizon artists concentrated on painting rurallandscapes which often includedpeasants orfarm animals.
William Morris Hunt was the first American to work in the Barbizon style as he directly trained withJean-François Millet in 1851–1853. When he left France, Hunt established a studio in Boston and worked in the Barbizon manner, bringing the style to the United States of America.[2]
The Barbizon approach was generally not accepted until the 1880s and reached its pinnacle of popularity in the 1890s.[2]
Bermingham, Peter (1975).American Art in the Barbizon Mood: Published on the Occasion of an Exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution January 23-April 20, 1975. Washington, D.C.: Published for the National Collection of Fine Arts by the Smithsonian Institution Press.ISBN9780226694139.OCLC491467188. Exhibition catalog.
Bermingham, Peter (1976).American Art in the Barbizon Mood: A Visual History. London and Chicago: University of Chicago Press.ISBN9780226694139.OCLC641755888. Exhibition catalog.
