Frederick Rondel

Frederick Rondel (1826 – November 1892) was a French-American landscape painter. Born in Paris, he was tutored in art by Théodore Gudin, a marine painter in King Louis Philippe I's court, before moving to the United States in 1855. In the United States, Rondel exhibited his works and taught painting to a number of pupils, including Winslow Homer and Charles Mielatz. He was a member of the Hudson River School movement and frequently depicted areas such as the Hudson River and the Adirondack Mountains.

Biography Rondel was born in Paris, France, in 1826. He was first tutored in art by Théodore Gudin, who served as a marine painter in King Louis Philippe I's court. He was subsequently tutored by Auguste Jugelet, who was also a student of Gudin. and settled in Boston; there, he painted and produced lithographs. In 1857, his work was exhibited in New York City at the National Academy of Design; Later, he trained the artists Charles Mielatz and F. Benedict Herzog.

Over the next few years, Rondel moved to various cities while maintaining his studio in New York, including Boston; South Malden, Massachusetts; and Poughkeepsie, New York. He also took extended trips to Europe in 1862 and San Francisco in 1875. While there, he was commissioned by the merchant Matthew Vassar to paint a series of works depicting three of Vassar's homes, two of which were located in Poughkeepsie.

Work The Meadow, 1855Rondel was primarily a landscape painter. He was a member of the Hudson River School movement and frequently depicted local areas such as the Hudson River and the Adirondack Mountains. the Butler Institute of American Art, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.