William Trost Richards

William Trost Richards (1833, 1905) was an American landscape and marine painter celebrated for his meticulous, luminous depictions of coastal scenery, particularly the rocky shores of New England and the Atlantic coast. Associated with the Hudson River School and later the American Pre-Raphaelite movement, he brought a scientific precision and poetic sensitivity to his naturalistic studies of sea, sky, and geology. His works are held in major museum collections and command strong results at auction, prized for their technical mastery and atmospheric beauty.