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1826 Hartford, Connecticut - 1900 New York City. Known for: Majestic landscape and arctic marine scene painting.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Frederic Church became a leading figure in the Hudson River School* of painters, and in the 1850s and 60s was one of America's most famous painters. The paintings for... Read full biography
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Frederic Church became a leading figure in the Hudson River School* of painters, and in the 1850s and 60s was one of America's most famous painters. The paintings for which he became known were landscapes conveying a serene sense of light and space, showing nature in... Read full biography
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Frederic Church became a leading figure in the Hudson River School* of painters, and in the 1850s and 60s was one of America's most famous painters. The paintings for which he became known were landscapes conveying a serene sense of light and space, showing nature in its pure state without the presence of human beings. His career rose very fast, taking off when he was in his early twenties, but by the time he was forty, public taste had changed, and this... Read full biography
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Frederic Church became a leading figure in the Hudson River School* of painters, and in the 1850s and 60s was one of America's most famous painters. The paintings for which he became known were landscapes conveying a serene sense of light and space, showing nature in its pure state without the presence of human beings. His career rose very fast, taking off when he was in his early twenties, but by the time he was forty, public taste had changed, and this circumstance combined with his own ill health caused his reputation to fall considerably. He came from a wealthy family and received his first art instruction from Benjamin Coe. His primary master was Thomas Cole with whom he lived and painted in Catskill,... Read full biography
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Frederic Church became a leading figure in the Hudson River School* of painters, and in the 1850s and 60s was one of America's most famous painters. The paintings for which he became known were landscapes conveying a serene sense of light and space, showing nature in its pure state without the presence of human beings. His career rose very fast, taking off when he was in his early twenties, but by the time he was forty, public taste had changed, and this circumstance combined with his own ill health caused his reputation to fall considerably. He came from a wealthy family and received his first art instruction from Benjamin Coe. His primary master was Thomas Cole with whom he lived and painted in Catskill, New York from 1844 to 1848. Church was Cole's first and only student. However, his own style differed from C... Read full biography