Maine Woods by Frederic Edwin Church, 1845 Finish:Framed art print it was a major port

it was a major port on the Ohio River

His mastery would later culminate in sweeping epics

Trained as a painter and famed as a master printer

while bold reds and touches of blue guide the eye through headlines

from its coastal waters to the rugged mountains illustrated with hachures

Maine Woods by Frederic Edwin Church, 1845 Finish:Framed art print it was a major portMaine Woods (184555) by Frederic Edwin Church captures the quiet majesty of the northern forest at a formative moment in the artists career. Church, a leading figure of the Hudson River School, explored the American landscape with a Romantic eyeseeking not a strict topographical record but a sensory experience of light, atmosphere, and terrain. In this early work he channels the eras fascination with wilderness as a touchstone of national identity,