An online-only auction dedicated entirely to a single-owner collection of paintings by noted artists from the renowned Hudson River School, 62 works in all, is being held online now, by Absolute Auction & Realty (AAR). The auction will end on Wednesday, Feb. 16. People can register and bid now, on the AAR website, at www.AARauctions.com. The curated auction is from the personal collection of Robert and Susan Doyle of Fishkill, N.Y., dedicated collectors of the first American School of Art that later became known as the Hudson River School, in upstate New York. All the paintings are original works and nearly all have been professionally cleaned and conserved. The Hudson River School consisted of mid-19th century Nature Painters who found spirituality in nature. These adventuresome artists hiked to see impressive views. They sketched and did studies in the field to bring back to their studios and create finished paintings. In doing so, these artists celebrated and depicted the pristine magnificence of the American landscape of the period. The Hudson River served as the main route of travel to the best places. It also provided the best subject matter. New York City, with the National Academy of Design, was at the center of the American art world in the 19th century. Now, seasoned collectors, as well as novices to the genre, can experience the beauty, tranquility and grandness of nature from the palettes of these artists. The opening lot is by Thomas Benjamin Pope (1834-91), an oil-on-canvas titled View from West Point, and is a classic Hudson River School depiction of cadets looking north toward Pollepel Island and the Northgate to the Highlands. The view has Storm King Mountain on the left and Breakneck Mountain on the right. The work is 12-by-22 inches (sight, minus the frame). Another expected highlight is an oil-on-canvas, signed and dated 1859 by Edmund C. Coates (1816-71). The work, titled American Harvesting, was originally painted by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900) in 1851. Other Hudson River School artists also depicted this view, with slight variations. Coatess interpretation measures 20-by-25 inches (sight, less frame). He was also a portrait artist. An oil-on-canvas by David Maitland Armstrong (1836-1918), A View from Moodna Creek (Murderers Creek), looking east at Pollepel Island with the Fishkill Mountains (Highlands) beyond will also be sold. The painting comes with a copy of Armstrongs book, Day Before Yesterday, Reminiscences of a Varied Life. Lot 10 is an oil-on-canvas by William Rickarby Miller (1818-93), titled View of New York City from Weehawken, N.J. It measures 21-by-35.5 inches and is signed and dated 1860 lower left. Miller was a prolific painter, producing hundreds of watercolors, oils and pen-and-ink sketches. His work can be seen in the collection of the New York Historical Society. An oil-on-canvas autumn view attributed to Edward Nichols (1819-72), titled Salt Grass Harvesting, depicts a hay wagon at what is referred to as the Southgate of the Hudson River, with Anthonys Nose Mountain on the left and Dunderberg Mountain on the right (current location of the Bear Mountain bridge crossing). Lot 45 is an oil-on-canvas View of Sunset Sailing on the River by Edmund Darch Lewis (1835-1910), impressive at 32-by-49.5 inches (overall, including frame). Lewis was born in Philadelphia and did popular views in Pennsylvania, New York and New England. His work was avidly collected by Philadelphia art patrons. By the early 1880s, he had amassed a substantial fortune. An oil-on-canvas View of Sugarloaf Mountain on the Hudson River with Sailboat by Norton Bush (1834-94), artist signed and dated 1874, measures 13-by-24 inches (sight, less frame). Through many of his paintings, Bushs goal was to inspire the viewer with the overwhelming aspects of nature and the diminished relative position of human beings. The auction has a 15-percent buyers premium. For further information, call Absolute Auction & Realty at 800-243-0061 or 845-635-3169.