Cotopaxi

1862 · oil · Frederic Edwin Church

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Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, living
Shown at 508 × 1016 mm (20 × 40 in) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Living room
Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, media room
Shown at 508 × 1016 mm (20 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Media room
Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel guest room
Shown at 508 × 1016 mm (20 × 40 in) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel guest room
Cotopaxi

Story

A towering volcano releases smoke and fire above a wide river valley and a still lake, while the sky glows with golden light under heavy brown and orange clouds at dusk. The composition balances the mountain's violence against the calm water below, suggesting both grandeur and threat. Painted in oil in 1862, this landscape reflects the Hudson River school tradition, a style associated with American painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900).

Where it works

A landscape suited to living rooms and media rooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a horizontal format.

CreatorFrederic Edwin Church
Year1862
Mediumoil
Original dimensions48 × 85 in
SKUdioa0051_frgc_1224
Archive IDrs:100:36851

Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, Gibbs-Williams Fund, Dexter M. Ferry, Jr, Fund, Merrill Fund, Beatrice W. Rogers Fund, and Richard A. Manoogian Fund