Frederic Edwin Church

The Heart of the Andes

US$ 624.00

A single canvas holds an entire continent’s worth of terrain — snowfield and volcano at the back, a waterfall and river in the middle distance, and a foreground of leaves and blossom painted close enough to identify by species. Church intended viewers to stand near and travel through it rather than take it in at a glance. Few paintings reward a large format more directly.

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Artist

Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) was the only pupil Thomas Cole ever took, and became the leading painter of the Hudson River School’s second generation. He travelled twice to South America following the route of Alexander von Humboldt, filling sketchbooks with plants, rock and light, then assembled the studies into vast studio compositions. When this canvas was exhibited in New York in 1859, thousands queued and paid admission to see it.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 54 × 30 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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