The Hudson River School was a prominent art school during the 19th century. This emerged in America after the territory was colonized by Europeans; moreover, this focused on depicting the landscapes of the discovered continent. Indeed the purpose of the artists in this school was to show how impressive, beautiful and wild were the landscapes. Besides this, the name of the school refers to the Hudson River Valley (New York) because this was one of the first places artists painted. Thus, it is true artists of this school painted representational landscapes showing wild America.
