Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) and the Splendour of Small-Scale Landscapes by Elaine Adams, California Art Club Newsletter, Spring 2008
Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) was one of the most prominent American landscape painters of the nineteenth century. A prolific and successful artist, Church is chiefly remembered for his large-scale epic scenes of the Hudson River Valley and South America that continue to captivate audiences, influence artists and receive great critical acclaim. However, it is in his small-scale preparatory works that he reveals his technical virtuosity, emotional sensitivity and intimacy with his subjects.
