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.
The Catskill Creck mk48
ca.july-August 1845
Oil on panel
11 7/8x16in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation, Painting ID:: 26159
Frederic E.Church The Catskill Creck mk48
ca.july-August 1845
Oil on panel
11 7/8x16in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation,
Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness in 1636 from Plymouth to Harford mk48
1846
Oil on canvas
40 1/4x60 3/16in
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Hartford,Connecticut,Purchased from the artist before 1850
Painting ID:: 26161
Frederic E.Church Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness in 1636 from Plymouth to Harford mk48
1846
Oil on canvas
40 1/4x60 3/16in
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,Hartford,Connecticut,Purchased from the artist before 1850
New York from the Steeple of St.Paul's Church,Looking East,South and West mk48
1848
Hand-colored aquatint
21 1/4x36 3/8in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting ID:: 26163
Frederic E.Church New York from the Steeple of St.Paul's Church,Looking East,South and West mk48
1848
Hand-colored aquatint
21 1/4x36 3/8in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.