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Frederic Edwin Church / The Icebergs

The Icebergs

1861 · Oil on canvas

LocationDallas, United States
Genrelandscape painting
Dimensions163.8 × 285.8 cm

Why it matters

Icebergs glow in the Arctic afternoon light, inspired by Church's voyage around Newfoundland and Labrador in 1859. It is one of his 'Great Pictures'.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1861.
  • It measures 1.64 × 2.85 metres.
  • Visitors paid 25 cents to see it in New York.

Based on the Wikipedia article The Icebergs (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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