Niagara Falls, 1856

pencil, oil and paper on canvas · Frederic Edwin Church

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Niagara Falls, 1856 by Frederic Edwin Church, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Ramino Satin Black, living
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Satin Black · Living room
Niagara Falls, 1856 by Frederic Edwin Church, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Ramino Opaque White, bedroom
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Opaque White · Bedroom
Niagara Falls, 1856 by Frederic Edwin Church, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel guest room
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel guest room
Niagara Falls, 1856

Story

Rushing water tumbles over rocky ledges, foaming white against dark stone, while a quiet forest stretches into the distance under a soft, pale sky. The composition captures Niagara Falls with a sense of scale and motion, rendered in pencil, oil and paper on canvas, completed in 1856. Frederic Edwin Church, an American painter associated with the Hudson River school, created the work, now held thanks to a gift from Miss Barbara Cheney.

Where it works

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

CreatorFrederic Edwin Church
Mediumpencil, oil and paper on canvas
Original dimensions11-15/16 x 17-5/8 in
SKUwama0080_frgc_1421
Archive IDrs:100:40363

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Barbara Cheney