Evergreen Tree, Catskill, New York
Classification
nature studies
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-1-c
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Frederic Edwin Church's *Evergreen Tree, Catskill, New York created in July 1844, captures the rugged vitality of the Catskill Mountains, a beloved landscape for 19th-century American artists At just 18 years old, Church—already a promising talent under the tutelage of Hudson River School founder Thomas Cole—produced this nature study during a formative summer sketching trip. The Catskills, with their dramatic peaks and lush forests, symbolized America's untamed wilderness, inspiring a new national identity rooted in natural grandeur. Classified as a nature study from the Smithsonian American...