Object Details
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape and seascape sketch showing a view of surf pounding against the rugged coast of Maine at Mt. Desert Island. In the immediate foreground, nearby rocks encroach into the scene while, beyond them at right, a large wave crashes against the coastal cliffs and jettisons a cloud of foam and mist into the air. In the middle distant, frothing, churning surf is colored light bluish green with numerous white highlights emphasizing the whitecaps. At center, a long, dark, and rocky spit of land extends into the water and serves as one of the scene's focal points. In the background, rolling and heavily wooded terrain is visible across an ocean channel. Above, the sky is colored a hue of blue-green.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Date
1862
Accession Number
1917-4-1324
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
seascapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on off-white paperboard
Dimensions
H x W: 30 × 50.7 cm (11 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.)
made in
USA
place depicted
Maine, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-1324