He also looked back to his culture and experiences while growing up during the Romantic era (1800-1850), a period whose artists depicted nature in idealised scenes weighed with emphasis on nature’s splendour and abundance. For Twilight in the Tropics his inspiration was drawn from his travels to Quinto and the Andes in South America, the world's longest continental mountain range with its dramatically different landscapes. Travel was a constant part of Church's life as he sought out precise themes and locations to put to canvas. According to Ruskin it was "the imperative duty of the landscape painter to descend to the lowest details with undiminished attention” and to render in each work both industry and precision. The works of English art patron and critic John Ruskin (1819-1900) were another major influence on Church, Ruskin being a highly influential social thinker and philanthropist who created detailed sketches of landscapes, birds, plants, rocks and architectural structures and ornamentation. Alexander’s work taught Church about the harmonious unity of the universe as one interacting entity. Church was heavily influenced by German naturalist, explorer and scientist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) whose youthful penchant for collecting and labelling shells, plants and insects paved way for the field of biogeography. Hudson River School landscapes often captured the wild and unsettled American frontiers of the time while Church's depictions tended more towards her grandeur, majesty and splendour while celebrating her inherent optimism. Church's InfluencesĬhurch's Protestant upbringing and tutelage while attending the Hudson River School art movement play a great role in influencing his style and themes. Church, 1856, oil on canvas - Albany Institute of History and Art - DSC08132. Church's creativeness was achieved in the course of two trips taken to Ecuador in the spring of 18. Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church Paintings in the Albany Institute of History and Art User:Marcus Cyron/OgreBotCeramics/2013 December 17-21 File:Frederic Edwin Church - Twilight (Sunset) 1856.jpg File:Twilight (Sunset) by Frederic E. You can stretch and frame your painting in your local frame-shop.Church's muse for Twilight in the Tropics is inspired by the vast South American tropics whose terrain is synonymous with thick rainforest trees, grasslands, water masses and palm tree clusters. Painting reproduction is a high quality expensive product, which we cannot risk to damage by sending it being stretched.Īlso, there are postal restrictions, regarding the size of the shipment.Īdditionally, due to the dimensions of the stretched canvas, the shipment price may exceed the price of the product itself. We not stretch and frame our oil paintings due to several reasons: TOPofART wants to remind you to keep patient, in order to get you the highest quality, being our mission to fulfill your expectations. In case the delivery date needs to be extended in time, or we are overloaded with requests, there will be an email sent to you sharing the new timelines of production and delivery. Frederic Edwin Church Twilight in the Wilderness painting, oil on canvas & frame Frederic Edwin Church Twilight in the Wilderness is shipped worldwide.
The reproduction of Frederic Edwin Church also needs time to dry in order to be completely ready for shipping, as this is crucial to not be damaged during transportation.īased on the size, level of detail and complexity we need 8-9 weeks to complete the process. High quality and detailing in every inch are time consuming. We will add 1.6" (4 cm) additional blank canvas all over the painting for stretching. All the materials we use are the highest level, being totally artist graded painting materials and linen canvas. Once we get your order, it will be entirely hand-painted with oil on canvas. Further, many believe his work done in Maine includes some of his most important images, with Twilight in the Wilderness (Fig. In 1842-1843 he studied in Hartford with Alexander H. Although his father hoped he would become a physician or enter the world of business, Church persisted in his early desire to be a painter. We create our paintings with museum quality and covering the highest academic standards. W e now recognize Frederic Edwin Church (18261900) as one of America’s great artists of the nineteenth century. Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 4, 1826, the only son of a wealthy businessman.
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