Thomas Cole

American | 1801 - 1848

Thomas Cole was an American 19th Century painter who was born in 1801. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University have featured Thomas Cole's work in the past.Thomas Cole's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 60 USD to 1,623,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,623,000 USD for Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire, sold at Christie's New York in 2025. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 151,358 USD.Thomas Cole has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for caa.reviews in March 2025. The artist died in 1848.

Artist's alternative names: Thomas C. Cole

At Auction

Notable Lots

View of the Thames ,1845

By Thomas Cole

SUNSET ON THE ARNO ,1837

By Thomas Cole

Hunters in a Landscape ,1824

By Thomas Cole

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Recent Auction Results

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire - Thomas Cole

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire ,1827

By Thomas Cole

+62%

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Felsige Küstenlandschaft mit Badenden

By Thomas Cole

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River Landscape with Bridge

Attributed to Thomas Cole

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Current Exhibitions

Canvas to Culture: Thomas Cole's Voyage of Life Lives On

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Utica | New York | USA

Feb 28,2025 - May 25,2025

American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen

The Columbus Museum

Columbus | Georgia | USA

Mar 08,2025 - Jul 06,2025

Native Prospects: Indigeneity and Landscape Painting

Farnsworth Art Museum

Rockland | Maine | USA

Mar 08,2025 - Jul 06,2025

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Articles

caa.reviews 26/03/2025

Tastemakers, Collectors and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth-Century is an ambitious undertaking: a collection of a dozen contributions, including the introduction.

ArtsJournal 07/03/2025

Paintings by giants like Fredric Edwin Church and Thomas Cole once smashed records.

Artmajeur Magazine 18/02/2025

A researcher, lost in thoughts and coffee, finds inspiration where she least expects it: on ArtMajeur, a world of landscapes that goes beyond the classic flower-filled fields.

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Coverage

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Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio

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The Vero Beach Museum of Art