Frederic Edwin Church : "The Heart of the Andes" (1859)

Description: "The Heart of the Andes," by Frederic Edwin Church (1859) Available Formats • 9" x 12" (Image: 5.75" x 10.5") • 12" x 16" (Image: 7.69" x 14") • 16" x 20" (Image: 9.31" x 17") • 20" x 30" (Image: 14.25" x 26") • 24" x 36" (Image: 17" x 31") Archival Inkjet on Matte Finish Fine Art Paper About the Artwork When The Heart of the Andes was first shown in New York, it created a sensation, drawing twelve to thirteen thousand visitors per month. A monumental landscape of the Ecuadorian tropics, it was composed from memory, sketches and watercolors gathered during Church's second trip to South America—journeys that had been inspired by the work of the Prussian polymath geographer Alexander von Humboldt. The Carl Sagan of his time, von Humboldt's popular treatise Kosmos—itself inspired by a trip to the Andes—described "a beautifully ordered and harmonious system" underlying the apparent chaos of the natural world. Church retraced von Humboldt's route, carefully recording the geographical and ecological details of the region. As a result, The Heart of the Andes is not only a sublime landscape, but a scientific document in which all of the plant and animal species are readily identifiable. One contemporary critic therefore described Church as "the very painter Humboldt so longs for in his writings." Fine Art Quality The Ibis’s giclée process uses archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper to achieve crisp detail and rich, lasting color. Unlike posters, they will not yellow with time, but will maintain their original quality for as long as you own them. Happiness Guarantee All of The Ibis's prints come with a 100% happiness guarantee. If you are disappointed in your purchase for any reason, you are welcome to return it for a full refund.

Price: 23.99 USD

Location: Endicott, New York

End Time: 2024-11-06T19:41:07.000Z

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