Frederic E.Church 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.
Our Banner in the Sky mk48
1861
Oil on academy board
7 9/16x11 3/8in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation
Painting ID:: 26219
Our_Banner_in_the_Sky mk48
1861
Oil on academy board
7 9/16x11 3/8in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation
Cotopaxi mk48
1862
Oil on canvas
48x85in
Founders Society Purchase,Robert H.Tannahill Foundation Fund,Gibbs-Williams Fund,Dexter M.Ferry,jr.Fund Merrill Fund,Beatrice W.Rogers Fund,and Richard A.Manoogian Fund
Painting ID:: 26220
Cotopaxi mk48
1862
Oil on canvas
48x85in
Founders Society Purchase,Robert H.Tannahill Foundation Fund,Gibbs-Williams Fund,Dexter M.Ferry,jr.Fund Merrill Fund,Beatrice W.Rogers Fund,and Richard A.Manoogian Fund
Sunrise mk48
October-December 1862
Oil on canvas
10 1/2x17 15/16in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Painting ID:: 26221
Sunrise mk48
October-December 1862
Oil on canvas
10 1/2x17 15/16in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Frederic_E.Church 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.