Woodland Scene, Goat Island, Niagara River, New York by Frederic Edwin Church, 1858 ealing and 'The Holy Well'

and 'The Holy Well'

a striking graphic gesture that makes the composition pop at a distance

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Woodland Scene, Goat Island, Niagara River, New York by Frederic Edwin Church, 1858 ealing and 'The Holy Well'Woodland Scene, Goat Island, Niagara River, New York (1858) by Frederic Edwin Church draws you into the hush and glow of the American wilderness at the brink of Niagara. Painted at the height of the Hudson River School, this intimate woodland vignette frames the great falls just beyond our sight, shifting attention to the living tapestry of trunks, leaves, light, and water. Churchs scene invites you to pause in the foregroundto feel the cool air,