Niagara Falls, from the American Side

Niagara Falls, from the American Side
ArtistFrederic Edwin Church
Year1867
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions257 cm × 227 cm (101 in × 89 in)
LocationScottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Niagara Falls, from the American Side is a painting by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900). Completed in 1867, it is based on preliminary sketches made by the artist at Niagara Falls and on a sepia photograph. It is Church's largest painting.[1] The painting is now in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery.[2] Church was a leading member of the Hudson River School of painters.[3]

  1. ^ Harvey, Eleanor Jones; Church, Frederic Edwin (2002). The Voyage of the Icebergs: Frederic Church's Arctic Masterpiece. Dallas Museum of Art. p. 22. ISBN 9780300095364.
  2. ^ "Niagara Falls, from the American side". nationalgalleries.org. National Galleries Scotland. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ^ Craven, Wayne (2003). American art: history and culture (1st ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 207–209. ISBN 0071415246.

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