Niagara Falls, from the American Side
Frederic Edwin Church · 1867
Why it's great
The thundering Niagara Falls is seen from the American side, in a view with clouds of mist rising and a rainbow in the spray. Frederic Edwin Church returned to paint Niagara a decade after his first famous picture. The water seems to move in the painting. It's a different, cooler look at a famous wonder.
Where to see it
📍 National Galleries ScotlandEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and studied with Thomas Cole. He traveled to South America, the Arctic and the Middle East, painting giant landscapes full of wonder. He became one of the most famous artists in the United States. He built a Persian-style mansion called Olana on the Hudson River.
