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.
Evening in the Tropics mk48
1881
Oil on canvas
32 1/2x48 9/16in
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Hartford,Connecticut,Bequest of Mrs.Clara Hinton Gould
Painting ID:: 26260
Evening_in_the_Tropics mk48
1881
Oil on canvas
32 1/2x48 9/16in
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Hartford,Connecticut,Bequest of Mrs.Clara Hinton Gould
The Mediterranean Sea mk48
1882
Oil on canvas
14 3/8x22 5/8in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Presevation
Painting ID:: 26261
The_Mediterranean_Sea mk48
1882
Oil on canvas
14 3/8x22 5/8in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Presevation
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.