Base of the American Falls, Niagara
Cooper Hewitt

Base of the American Falls, Niagara

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1856–58

Oil paint and graphite on paperboard
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Landscape study of a craggy outcropping of rocks at the base of the American Falls at Niagara. Verdant growth fills the foreground and leads to several sharp rocks, visible at center. Gray and white mist fills the air beyond, and the waters of the Niagara River are visible at right.

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