Twilight in the Wilderness
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Frederic Edwin Church
American1826–1900Hudson River school
About
Frederic Edwin Church was an American landscape painter born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a central figure in the Hudson River School of American landscape painters, best known for painting large landscapes, often depicting mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets. Church's paintings put an emphasis on realistic detail, dramatic light, and panoramic views. He debuted some of his major works in single-painting exhibitions to a paying and often enthralled audience in New York City. In his prime, he was one of the most famous painters in the United States.
Notable works
Storm in the Mountains
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The Aegean Sea
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Heart of the Andes
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Parthenon
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sunset from Olana
at Harvard Art Museums
Scene Among the Andes
at National Academy of Design
Vale of St Thomas, Jamaica
at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Niagara
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Niagara Falls, from the American Side
at Scottish National Gallery
Works in the collection
38 works
Twilight in the Wilderness
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Storm in the Mountains
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The Aegean Sea
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Heart of the Andes
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Parthenon
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sunset from Olana
at Harvard Art Museums
Scene Among the Andes
at National Academy of Design
Vale of St Thomas, Jamaica
at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Niagara
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Niagara Falls, from the American Side
at Scottish National Gallery
More by Frederic Edwin Church in institutions
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
San Marino, United States
Parthenon
Nashville, United States
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park, United States
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, United States
National Academy of Design
Manhattan, United States
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
Scottish National Gallery
City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
High Museum of Art
Fulton County, United States
