Frederic Edwin Church (after) ( 1826 - 1900 ) was an American painter. Frederic Edwin Church (after) s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 2014 USD for Indians Surveying Water in 2008 to 4000 USD for View of Lake Lucerne in 2014 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.