Frederic Edwin Church
1826–1900 · American · 32 artworks
RomanticismLuminismHudson River SchoolDetailed realismDramatic lighting effectsPanoramic compositionAtmospheric perspectiveSublime landscapes
artist bio
Frederic Edwin Church was a central figure in the Hudson River School, known for his large-scale landscapes that captured the grandeur of the American wilderness and exotic locales. His meticulous detail and dramatic use of light helped to define American Romantic painting and Luminism.
what you'll learn
Studying Church's work teaches students about composition, the use of light to create mood, and the importance of detailed observation in landscape painting. Students can also learn about the cultural and historical context of 19th-century American art and its relationship to exploration and Manifest Destiny.
related: Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper Francis Cropsey
32 artworks
Parthenon
1871
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Country Home
1854
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Syria by the Sea
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Scene on the Catskill Creek, New York
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In the Andes
1878
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Mount Chimborazo
1865
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The Iceberg
1891
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Tropical Scenery
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Aurora Borealis
1865
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Heart of the Andes
1859
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Landscape In The Adirondacks
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Twilight, Mount Desert Island, Maine
1865
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Mountains from the Home of the Artist
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Twilight in the Wilderness
1860
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South American Landscape
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Above the Clouds at Sunrise
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Heart of the Andes
1859
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Sunrise In Syria
1874
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The Wreck
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The River of Light
1877
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Landscape in Greece
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Icebergs and Wreck in Sunset
1860
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Grand Manan Island, Bay of Fundy
1852
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Cotopaxi
1855
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The Ruins at Sunion, Greece
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Cotopaxi (Ecuador)
1862
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After the Glow
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Autumn
1875
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Chimborazo
1864
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Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
1870
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The Andes of Ecuador
1855
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Moonrise
1889
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