Object Details
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape sketch showing a view of autumn foliage around a mountain stream, probably located in the Green Mountains of Vermont. In the foreground, a fallen tree spans the width of a shallow, rocky stream. A vibrant red tree is shown along its banks at right, beside several other dead trees and evergreens. Just beyond these foreground trees, the terrain appears to descends steeply into a valley or gully, while its opposite face is visible in the middle distance through the break in the trees at center. This hillside is blanketed in yellow- and orange-toned trees whose white trunks are visible through the vegetation. A hazy blue sky is shown above.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Date
probably September 1848 or July 1849
Accession Number
1917-4-665-b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil on cardboard
Dimensions
25.1 × 22.1 cm (9 7/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
probably made in
Vermont, USA
place probably depicted
Vermont, USA
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-665-b