Frederic Edwin Church American Hudson River School Painter, 1826-1900 ..American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole. This was an unusual honour
Frederic Edwin Church Tropical Scenery ca. 1873(1873)
Oil on canvas
97.3 x 152.2 cm (38.31 x 59.92 in)
Mt. Ktaddn "Mt. Ktaddn," oil on canvas, by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church. 36 1/4 in. x 55 1/4 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Stanley B. Resor, B.A. 1901, Fund. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
cjr Painting ID:: 72339
Frederic Edwin Church Mt. Ktaddn "Mt. Ktaddn," oil on canvas, by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church. 36 1/4 in. x 55 1/4 in. Yale University Art Gallery, Stanley B. Resor, B.A. 1901, Fund. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Chimborazo Volcano "Chimborazo Volcano," oil on millboard, by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church. 7 in. x 10 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Teresa Heinz in memory of her husband H. John Heinz III, B.A. 1960. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
1884(1884)
Painting ID:: 72340
Frederic Edwin Church Chimborazo Volcano "Chimborazo Volcano," oil on millboard, by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church. 7 in. x 10 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Teresa Heinz in memory of her husband H. John Heinz III, B.A. 1960. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
1884(1884)
Aurora Borealis 1865(1865)
Oil on canvas
142.6 x 212.1 cm OR 56 1/8 x 83 1/2 in
cjr Painting ID:: 73357
American Hudson River School Painter, 1826-1900 ..American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole. This was an unusual honour