Edmund Darch Lewis

1835 – 1910

Edmund Darch Lewis was born in 1835 in Philadelphia.
He studied painting under Paul Weber and his paintings
were first shown at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts. His
early landscapes focused on the Philadelphia area and he
gradually started painting New York and New England (he visited
the White Mountains frequently).
Later in his career, he painted more seascapes and shore
scenes. He was very
popular and was one of the most financially successful artists
during the 19^th century.

He died in Philadelphia in 1910.

In the Wilderness

16 x 25 ½ inches

Oil on canvas

Signed lower left