Lower Falls, Rochester, Frederic Edwin Church
This 1849 painting depicts the falls of the Genesee River at Rochester with only the small figure of a fishermanwho is in the act of casting the bait with his fishing rod, while below him the river flows slowly with its reflections of light.
The trees that surround the river sway slowly in the light breeze, as the clouds roll slowly across the sky.
Frederic Edwin Church (May 4, 1826 – April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painter born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a central figure in the Hudson River School of American landscape painters, perhaps best known for painting large panoramic landscapes, often depicting mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets, but also sometimes depicting dramatic natural phenomena that he saw during his travels to the Arctic and Central and South America. Church’s paintings put an emphasis on light and a romantic respect for natural detail. In his later years, Church painted classical Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scenes and cityscapes.
All prints are made using archival art stocks and UV pigment inks to give up to 200 years life. Prints are sold unframed and unmounted.
