Forest PoolA study of Frederic Edwin Church's first wilderness painting
Interactive study • Prototype

Frederic Edwin Church · 1857

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Rocky Forest Pool
A wooded stream flows between large rocks into a still foreground pool. An elm and a leaning oak frame the left side; fallen branches reach from the right bank. Sunlight breaks through the canopy and illuminates the water and distant trees.

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Rocky Forest Pool

Unannotated view of Rocky Forest Pool: a sunlit stream, rocks and trees in a sheltered woodland.

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