Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada by Frederic Edwin Church, 1851 Size:A2 (420x594mm) weaving together the state’s history

weaving together the state’s history

That minimalist palette — greens

glass‑still water

The map also delineates the political boundaries of Bavaria and surrounding regions

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Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada by Frederic Edwin Church, 1851 Size:A2 (420x594mm) weaving together the state’s historyCoast of Grand Manan Island, Canada (1851) by Frederic Edwin Church channels the rugged lyricism that helped define the Hudson River School at mid century. Painted early in Churchs career, this Romantic seascape turns the Canadian coastline into a stage for light, atmosphere, and quiet grandeur. Rocky promontories, an expanse of open water, and a far reaching sky are rendered with the kind of close observation and poetic feeling that would make Church