Luminism
The American
landscape painting style of the 1850s-1870s,
characterized by effects of light in landscapes, poetic atmosphere
through the use of aerial perspective, and a hiding of visible
brushstrokes. It is related to, and sometimes refers to
Impressionism.
Leading American luminists were Fitz Hugh Lane (1804-1865), John F.
Kensett (1816-1872), Martin J. Heade (1819-1904), Jasper Francis
Cropsey (1823-1900), and Frederick E. Church (1826-1900).
Representative
painters:
Albert Bierstadt, George
C. Bingham, Alfred T. Bricher, Frederick E. Church, Jasper F.
Cropsey, Sanford R. Gifford, Martin J. Heade, Daniel
Huntington, John F. Kensett, Fitz H. Lane