Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) was an American artist connected to the Hudson River School, a group of artists who loved to capture the natural beauty in the United States. Church combined a romantic point of view with great attention to detail in his works. But Church looked further than his own country, making trips to Ecuador, Europe, and the Middle East, providing him with plenty of inspiration for the rest of his life. The paintings I selected here are all in vertical (portrait) format,

“Their roar is around me. I am on the brink of the great waters. And their anthem voice goes up, amid the rainbow and the mist.” — Grenville Mellen An up-close view of Frederic Edwin Church’s “Niagara,” the painting that established Church's reputation as the most famous American painter of his time. In the 19th century, many artists attempted to capture the power and beauty of Niagara Falls. 🌊 Church's majestic 1857 canvas reveals the vista from the Canadian shore, based on oil and pencil sket

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