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Who painted it?
Who painted “The Icebergs”?
“The Icebergs” was painted by Frederic Edwin Church in 1861. Where to see it: Dallas Museum of Art.
What to look for
Hudson River School: grand, detailed panoramas of untouched American wilderness with golden light; the Barbizon School is smaller, darker and more intimate.
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, best known for painting large landscapes, often depicting mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets. Wikipedia
Test yourself: a round on Frederic Edwin Church
More by Frederic Edwin Church
- “Heart of the Andes”, 1859
- “Aurora Borealis”, 1865
- “Niagara”, 1857
- “Niagara Falls, from the American Side”, 1867
- “El Khasne, Petra”, 1874
- “Cotopaxi”, 1862
- “Twilight in the Wilderness”, 1860
- “Arch of Titus”, 1871