Sujet
Twilight in the Wilderness, 1860. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900).
Légende
Twilight in the Wilderness, 1860. In his New York studio, Church painted this spectacular view of a blazing sunset over wilderness near Mount Katahdin in Maine, which he had sketched during a visit nearly two years earlier. Although Church often extolled the grandeur of pristine American landscape in his work, this painting appears to have additional overtones. Created on the eve of the Civil War, the painting's subject can be interpreted as symbolically evoking the coming conflagration. Church's considerable technical skills and clever showmanship contributed to his fame as the premier artist of his generation. Rather than debut this painting in an annual exhibition with works by other artists as was the custom, Church instead exhibited it by itself at a prestigious art gallery. Coaxed by advance publicity and highly favorable press reviews, several hundred spectators flocked to admire it during its seven-week run.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G16_390
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
44,6Mo (2,3Mo) / 42,3cm x 26,4cm / 5000 x 3115 (300dpi)