Twilight in the Wilderness

Frederic Edwin Church

1860 · Oil on canvas · Cleveland Museum of Art

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About this work

Artist: Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900)
Year: 1860
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 101.6 × 162.6 cm
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Movement: Hudson River School

A blazing sunset over the unbroken forests and lakes of Maine, near Mount Katahdin, the altocumulus clouds streaked in bands of crimson, orange and purple above a dark ridge; the only living thing is a small bird on a branch at the left. Church had sketched the region on visits in the 1850s, when it was still remote, and painted the picture in his New York studio in 1860. He showed it alone at a New York gallery rather than in a group exhibition, and with advance publicity several hundred visitors came during its seven-week run. Completed on the eve of the Civil War, its burning sky has often been read as a premonition of the conflict. The absence of any human trace makes it the purest of Church's American wilderness pictures. The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired it in 1965.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A blazing sunset in crimson, orange and purple over dark forest with one small bird, for a living room, den or bedroom at 24×16 in black. Charcoal, deep green or warm grey; the picture for a cabin.

Style: Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1860)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; oak lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16 in; 18×12 and 24×16 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Twilight in the Wilderness in the public domain?

Yes. Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Twilight in the Wilderness painted, and in what medium?

Twilight in the Wilderness dates from 1860 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 101.6 × 162.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Twilight in the Wilderness (Frederic Edwin Church) — Twilight in the Wilderness · Frederic Edwin Church · 1860. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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