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Lake View in Autumn

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Landscape sketch showing a view of a lake, likely Millinocket Lake in Maine, from its heavily wooded shoreline during autumn. In the foreground, a grassy slope at right hosts a tree with fiery red-orange leaves. At left and right, loosely rendered groups of green and brown trees frame an expansive view of a lake and a distant mountain, at center. Shaped like a shallow triangle, the mountain is rendered in hues of pink and lavender. Wispy clouds hang in an otherwise blue sky above.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Louis P. Church

    Date

    probably 1876–1881

    Accession Number

    1917-4-1371

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    landscapes

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Oil and graphite on tan paperboard

    Dimensions

    15.2 x 23.5 cm (6 x 9 1/4 in. )

    probably made in

    Maine, USA

    place probably depicted

    Maine, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47802ab49-07c9-46d7-a44a-dddadf2860e2

    Record ID

    chndm_1917-4-1371

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