Object Details
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape sketch showing a view of the Hudson River Valley from the artist's estate near Hudson, New York. A lush, green, rolling landscape under a cloudy sky rendered in hues of gray and blue extends from the foreground and into the middle distance. Foreground landscape made up of highly saturated green, and hosts two trees at left. Middle distance landscape a deeper hue of purple. Catskill Mountains visible in background.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Date
1870–80
Accession Number
1917-4-508-b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and oil on paperboard
Dimensions
17.6 × 28.3 cm (6 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
place depicted
New York, USA
made in
Hudson, New York, USA
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-508-b