Landscape IV by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) Firmly entrenched amid the Golden

Firmly entrenched amid the Golden Age of British landscape painting

and by 1909 the Chicago

Each is meticulously plotted

while the hotel’s bright red gables

Landscape IV by Frederic Edwin Church, 1865 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) Firmly entrenched amid the GoldenLandscape IV (1865) by Frederic Edwin Church brings the quiet drama of the American landscape to life at a pivotal moment in history. A leading figure of the Hudson River School, Church was celebrated for his sweeping vistas, luminous atmosphere, and reverence for natures grandeur. Painted in 1865at the close of the Civil Warthis works understated title belies the artists meticulous observation: fields and foliage are bathed in radiant light, and a