The Icebergs

🧒 Art for Kids 🇺🇸 United States 🏞️ Hudson River School & American Landscape

Why it's great

A massive iceberg rises from a cold, calm sea, with a ship's broken mast lying in the foreground. Church sailed to the Arctic to sketch the real ice. When shown in New York, people paid to see this panorama. It's one of the most spectacular polar landscapes.

👀 Look closer!

The icebergs are huge. Can you find the broken mast?

Where to see it

📍 Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, United States

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 2,000 × 1,144 px · 2.3 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license ↗

Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:

💵 Budget Etsy ↗ Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices. 🖼️ Mid-range Fine Art America ↗ Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options. 🏛️ High-end Meisterdrucke ↗ Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.

These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.

About the artist

Frederic Edwin Church

1826–1900 · born in Hartford · died in New York City

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.