Artist:

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900  Search this

Medium:

Oil and graphite on paperboard; verso: graphite.

Dimensions:

21.5 x 31.2 cm (8 7/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

Type:

landscapes

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Hudson, New York, USA

Date:

December 25, 1873

Description:

Landscape study at sunset of a view across what is likely the Hudson River toward the Catskill Mountains in the distance. The brilliant pink-red clouds glow from the setting sun and are reflected in the water below. A small figure walks along the bank in the foreground at left.

Verso: Sketches of ornamental architectural details and a baby.

Credit Line:

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number:

1917-4-1313

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a7711ad0-ad48-4931-806c-b20ddd0e7f40

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1917-4-1313