Samuel Colman's "Niagara Falls"

Nationality: American

Born-Died: 1832-1920
Creation Date: c. 1863

Media: Oil on paper

Location: The Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York, USA

Albert Bierstadt's "Red Mountain Peaks"

Nationality: American

Born-Died: 1830-1902

Media: Oil on canvas

Location: Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York, USA

Thomas Hill's "Vernal Falls"

Nationality: American

Born-Died: 1829-1908
Creation Date: 1890

Media: Oil on canvas

Location: Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York, USA

Frederic Edwin Church's "Niagara"

Nationality: American

Born-Died: 1826-1900

Creation Date: 1857
Size: 40 x 90.5 inch (106.5 x 229.9 cm)
Media: Oil on canvas

Location: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Frederic Edwin Church's "Niagara Falls from the American Side"

Nationality: American

Born-Died: 1826-1900

Creation Date: 1867
Size: 101.3 x 89.5 inch (257.5 x 227.3 cm)
Media: Oil on canvas

Location: The National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK

This is one of two incredible paintings of Niagara Falls painted by Frederic Church.  I will post the second painting tomorrow.  When I was in Scotland I was fortunate to see this painting regularly.  I was surprised to discover how painterly it is, particularly in the rocks near the bottom. 

I'm posting this painting because my wife and I just saw visited Niagara Falls yesterday.  Although I didn't have a copy of this painting with me, I briefly tried to find the spot Church took this view from, but I don't think that location is accessible anymore.  In any case, below are some of our photos of the falls.  If I have a chance, I'll try to get a better photo and perhaps I can find Church's spot. 

Albert Bierstadt's "Sunset in the Rockies"

Nationality: German-American
Born-Died: 1830-1902

Creation Date: 1866

Media: Oil on canvas

George Inness' "Winter Evening"

Nationality: American
Born-Died: 1825-1894

Creation Date: 1887

Media: Oil on canvas

Thomas Moran's "Forest Scene"

Nationality: American
Born/Died: 1837-1926

Creation Date: 1870
Size: 16.14 x 20.08 in. (41 x 51 cm)
Media: Oil on canvas

Special thanks to Atul Kapur for finding the artist and title of this work for me.

Albert Bierstadt's "The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak"

Nationality: German-American
Born/Died: 1830–1902

Creation Date: 1863
Size: 73.5 × 120.75 in. (186.7 × 306.7 cm)
Media: Oil on canvas
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, USA

One of the most amazing paintings every made. Detail photographs by me.

Frederic Edwin Church "The Heart of the Andes"

On this Day in the History of Art: Frederic Edwin Church born (1826), Alexandre Benois born (1870), Franklin Carmichael born (1890), Ernest Hemingway receives Pulitzer Prize for "The Old Man and the Sea" (1953)

Nationality: American
Born-Died: 1826 - 1900
Creation Date: 1859
Size: 68.125 × 119.25 in. (167.9 × 302.9 cm)
Media: Oil on canvas
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, USA

One of the greatest paintings ever made. Enjoy browsing it's splendor. Detail photographs by me.

Details of Frederic Church's "Twilight in the Wilderness"

Today's post is going to be details photographs I took of yesterday's posting.



Right off the bat I'm struck by how painterly this image is up close.

Frederic Church's "Twilight in the Wilderness"

Today I will be visiting my favorite art museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and I will be fortunate enough to see this painting, which is one of the most amazing paintings ever made.

Frederic Church's "Cotopaxi"

Nationality: American 

Born-Died: 1780 - 1867 

Creation Date: 1862

Media: Oil on canvas 

Location: The Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan, USA