Niagara Falls, from the American Side | |
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Artist | Frederic Edwin Church |
Year | 1867 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 257 cm × 227 cm (101 in × 89 in) |
Location | Scottish 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]