Floating Iceberg, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826â1900
JuneâJuly 1859
Classification
seascapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-296-a
About this artwork
Seascape sketch showing a view of an immense, white iceberg floating on sea around Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Dark blue, rippling ocean waters extend through the foreground and into the middle distance, where they encounter the base of the iceberg. The berg itself is characterized by its many furrows and ridges, its tall, sheer face, and its craggy, undulating ridge--which culminates in a tall, triangular peak at center left. The flat ocean horizon is visible in the distance behind the i...