Régis François Gignoux: A Pioneer of Snowy Landscapes in the Hudson River School Régis François Gignoux (1816-1882) stands as a singular figure within the Hudson River School, an influential movement that championed Romantic idealism and celebrated the grandeur of American wilderness. Born in Lyon, France, Gignoux’s artistic journey began under the tutelage of Hippolyte Delaroche, arguably the most prominent historical painter of his…