Frederic Edwin Church

(American, 1826–1900)

Frederic Edwin Church was an American artist and prominent member of the Hudson River School of landscape painting, alongside Asher Brown Durand and John Frederick Kensett. Church’s large works were composed in the studio from his many plein-air oil studies made in locations around the world. Born on May 4, 1826 in Hartford, CT, he grew up in a wealthy family, which allowed him the opportunity to pursue painting from a young age. Church’s father used his position in New York society to make his son the first pupil of Thomas Cole, the famed painter who founded the Hudson River School. Time with Cole as well as his natural talent, led the young artist to early success. In 1849, at only 23, Church was elected as a member of the National Academy. Having primarily painted scenery around New York and New England prior to the early 1850s, Church, inspired by the naturalist writings of Alexander von Humboldt, travelled to South America. The culmination of his two journeys to Ecuador was the large-scale work, The Heart of the Andes (1859), which won him national acclaim. The painting is considered to be an artistic achievement, as well as an important scientific study of nature, with every species and plant readily identifiable. After his many travels, Church spent the latter half of his career on his estate along the Hudson River. The artist died on April 7, 1900 in New York, NY. Today, his former home is the Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY, while his works can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.

Frederic Edwin Church Artworks

Frederic Edwin Church (117 results)

Escena parisina

Frederic Edwin Church

Escena parisina

Sale Date: September 17, 1997

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View of Eisbee, 1881

Frederic Edwin Church

View of Eisbee, 1881

Sale Date: June 5, 1997

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Mount Ktaadn, 1858–1860

Frederic Edwin Church

Mount Ktaadn, 1858–1860

Sale Date: December 5, 1996

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New England landscape, 1849

Frederic Edwin Church

New England landscape, 1849

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Niagara Falls, 1857

After Frederic Edwin Church

Niagara Falls, 1857

Sale Date: November 20, 1996

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Niagara Falls, 1857

Frederic Edwin Church

Niagara Falls, 1857

Sale Date: June 5, 1996

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The Oxbow, 1844–1846

Frederic Edwin Church

The Oxbow, 1844–1846

Sale Date: May 22, 1996

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Landscape, 1880

Frederic Edwin Church

Landscape, 1880

Sale Date: March 17, 1996

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A glimpse of the Caribbean Sea from the..., 1865

Frederic Edwin Church

A glimpse of the Caribbean Sea from the..., 1865

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Landscape with waterfall, 1858

Frederic Edwin Church

Landscape with waterfall, 1858

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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The mountains of Edom, 1870

Frederic Edwin Church

The mountains of Edom, 1870

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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MEDITERRANEAN CASTLE, 1873

Frederic Edwin Church

MEDITERRANEAN CASTLE, 1873

Sale Date: September 22, 1994

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COTOPAXI

After Frederic Edwin Church

Sale Date: September 22, 1994

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HUDSON RIVER LANDSCAPE

Frederic Edwin Church

HUDSON RIVER LANDSCAPE

Sale Date: July 23, 1994

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The Great Fall, Niagara, 1857

After Frederic Edwin Church

The Great Fall, Niagara, 1857

Sale Date: January 31, 1994

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Tropical Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church

Tropical Landscape

Sale Date: December 2, 1993

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THE GREAT FALL, NIAGARA, 1857

After Frederic Edwin Church

THE GREAT FALL, NIAGARA, 1857

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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FALLS, 1862

After Frederic Edwin Church

Sale Date: October 20, 1993

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Niagara Falls

After Frederic Edwin Church

Niagara Falls

Sale Date: September 23, 1993

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View from Olana in the snow

Frederic Edwin Church

View from Olana in the snow

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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Autumn landscape, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church

Autumn landscape, Vermont

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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Sough American landscape

Frederic Edwin Church

Sough American landscape

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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Winter on the Hudson River near..., 1868–1868

Frederic Edwin Church

Winter on the Hudson River near..., 1868–1868

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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NIAGARA FALLS

After Frederic Edwin Church

NIAGARA FALLS

Sale Date: December 10, 1992

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