Morning, Looking East Over the Hudson Valley from the Catskill Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church1848

Details

Title: Morning, Looking East Over the Hudson Valley from the Catskill Mountains
Creator Lifespan: 1826 - 1900
Creator Gender: Male
Date: 1848
Location: United States
Physical Dimensions: w24 x h18.25 in (Complete)
Type: Paintings
Rights: Gift of Catherine Gansevoort Lansing
External Link: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/home.html
Medium: Oil on canvas
Painter: Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900)
Inscription: Signed, lower left: F E Church / 1848; inscribed on reverse: Looking East over the / Hudson Valley from the / Catskill Mtns
Additional Comments: In the mid-nineteenth century, increasing numbers of Americans began to travel in search of dramatic scenery. The Catskills, easily accessible from New York City, were an early and popular destination for many tourists. The Catskills' Mountain House offered a perfect setting from which to view the spectacular sunrise, as depicted here. The morning sky blazes with oranges and yellows, which are reflected in the Hudson River in the middle distance. A man, nearly dwarfed by nature's pageantry, is the sole human presence in this pristine setting. Older artists shied away from trying to capture this famous tourist scene in paint, but twenty-two-year-old Frederic Church rose to the challenge with this confidently painted work.

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