Looking Across the Hudson Valley, New York by Frederic Edwin Church, 1867 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) NY (modern population: ~275

NY (modern population: ~275

significantly contributing to the scientific knowledge and appreciation of bird species across the globe

Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore)

The botanical accuracy combined with artistic finesse makes this print not only visually stunning but also a piece of historical documentation

dissolving solid forms into veils of color that suggest rather than describe

Looking Across the Hudson Valley, New York by Frederic Edwin Church, 1867 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) NY (modern population: ~275Looking Across the Hudson Valley, New York (ca. 1867) by Frederic Edwin Church captures the serene grandeur that made this Hudson River School painter a touchstone of nineteenth century American art. Painted in the years after the Civil War, the work turns away from the bustle of the city and toward the expansive quiet of the valley, where light, distance, and atmosphere unfold in meditative layers. Churchs eye for the sublimeimmensity tempered by