Frederic Edwin Church(4 mai 1826 – 7 aprilie 1900), pictor peisagist american

Frederic Edwin Church – Morning in The Tropics

Frederic Edwin Church, peisagist american (4 mai 1826 – 7 aprilie 1900) nascut in Hartford, Connecticut, membru al Hudson River School . Tatal sau a fost un om bogat, lucru care i-a permis sa-si urmareasca aspiratiile artistice de la o varsta frageda. La 16 ani studia desenul si pictura, iar doi ani mai tarziu a devenit elevul lui Thomas Cole. In 1849 a fost ales ca membru al Academiei Nationale de Design.

Frederic Edwin Church – Aurora Borealis

S-a stabilit in New York unde l-a avut ca elev pe William James Stillman. Obisnuia ca din primavara pana in toamna sa calatoreasca si sa schiteze, iar iarna se intorcea la studioul sau din New York unde picta peisajele din calatoriile sale.
In 1859 termina “Heart of the Andes”, o lucrare colosala (168 x 302.9 cm), care a fost vanduta pentru 10.000 de dolari.

Frederic Edwin Church – Rainy Season in the Tropics

In 1860, Church cumpara o ferma in Hudson, New York si se casatoreste cu Isabel Carnes. In 1863, atat fiul cat si fiica lor mor, dar intemeiaza o familie noua cu nasterea lui Frederic junior in 1865, care va urma sa numere patru copii.

In 1867 a pornit intr-o calatorie impreuna cu familia in Europa si in Orientul Mijlociu, insa inainte de plecare a cumparat un teren de 73 de mii de metri patrati, pe dealul de la nord de ferma sa, unde isi va construi „Olana”. Vizitele in aceste doua regiuni i-au permis sa picteze unele din cele mai cunoscute lucrari ale sale, el fiind considerat ca un mare pictor al „exoticului”.

Frederic Edwin Church – West Rock, New Haven

Frederic Edwin Church – Twilight in the Wilderness

Frederic Edwin Church – Tropical Scenery

Frederic Edwin Church – The Old Boat

Frederic Edwin Church – The Icebergs

Frederic Edwin Church – The iceberg

Frederic Edwin Church – The Cordilleras, Sunrise

Frederic Edwin Church – The Andes of Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church – Syria by the Sea

Frederic Edwin Church – Storm in the Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church – Rutland Falls

Frederic Edwin Church – Rainy Season in the Tropics

Frederic Edwin Church – Niagara Falls (american side)

Frederic Edwin Church – New England Scenery

Frederic Edwin Church – Mount Katahdin from Millinocket Camp

Frederic Edwin Church – Moses Viewing Promised Land

Frederic Edwin Church – Morning in The Tropics

Frederic Edwin Church – Moonrise

Frederic Edwin Church – La Magdalena

Frederic Edwin Church – Hooker and Company

Frederic Edwin Church – Heart of the Andes

Frederic Edwin Church – El Khasné

Frederic Edwin Church – El Khasné

Frederic Edwin Church – Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church – Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church – Chimborazo

Frederic Edwin Church – Autumn

Frederic Edwin Church – Aurora Borealis

Frederic Edwin Church – Tequendama Falls, Near Bogota,New Granada

Frederic Edwin Church

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Frederic Edwin Church(4 mai 1826 – 7 aprilie 1900), pictor american