In late 2014, two noteworthy, undated, plein air or nearplein air oil paintings by Frederic E. Church (1826- 1900) came to—brighter—light, both through the art market. Both of similar, modest sizes, one of them currently highlights a major exhibition of Church’s works, Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage, organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Each scene portrays a favorite place of his, at a propitious period of his career: the Niagara-Horseshoe Falls region of New York and Ontario, Canada; autumn 1856 or, more likely, autumn 1858; and ancient Roman Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, spring 1868. Privately owned, the Horseshoe Falls picture resurfaced with limited modern display résumé in the Pacific Northwest. Auctioned at Doyle’s, New York, on April 1, 2015, and purchased by the Detroit Institute of Arts,…