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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
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Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Hudson River School Style of Painting
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Pre-Raphaelite Influenced
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •American Flag Images
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
- •Volcanoes, Geysers-Geological Phenomena
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •Arctic Regions, Northwest Territories
- •Catskill Mountains, New York
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Niagara Falls
- •South America
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •American Art Union
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Jo Ann & Julian Ganz, Jr. Collection
- •John Wilmerding Collection
- •Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
- •Warner Collection
Added Description
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Pastel Specialty
- •Sherwood Studio Building, New York, Resident
- •Tenth Street Studio Building Resident, New York
Artist Colony
- •Cos Cob Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Art Union-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts