Frederic Edwin Church
The Heart of the Andes
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Landscapes & sea
Twilight in the Wilderness
Frederic Edwin Church, 1860
A blazing sunset sets the Maine wilderness alight in this 1860 landscape by Frederic Edwin Church, painted on the eve of the Civil War.
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About this artwork
Church painted this view of a blazing sunset over wilderness near Mount Katahdin in Maine in his New York studio, working from a sketch he had made on a visit almost two years earlier. The work is in oil on canvas. Although Church often celebrated the grandeur of the American landscape, this picture seems to carry further meaning: made just before the Civil War, its fiery subject can be read as an image of the conflict to come. Church was well known for his technical skill and his sense of showmanship. Rather than show the painting alongside other artists' work in an annual exhibition, he displayed it on its own at a prestigious gallery. Advance publicity and warm reviews drew several hundred visitors over seven weeks.
On your wall: Its glowing sunset tones and wide wilderness view suit a living room, study or dining room where a dramatic landscape can take centre stage.
- Title
- Twilight in the Wilderness
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church
- Year
- 1860
- Style
- Landscapes & sea
- Shape
- Landscape
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church was an American landscape painter, born in Hartford, Connecticut, and a central figure of the Hudson River School. He is known for large canvases of mountains, waterfalls and sunsets, painted with realistic detail, dramatic light and sweeping views. He showed major works in New York City, where audiences paid to see them.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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