Object Details
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape sketch showing a view of precipitous cliffs on the coast of Grand Manan Island in Canada, likely near Southwest Head. In the foreground, a rocky and driftwood-strewn beach curves from the lower left corner into the middle distance at right. At left, calm sea water comprises the foreground and middle distance, where a small boat hosting a figure and what appears to be a dog is visible. At right, dark and extremely abrupt cliffs rise almost vertically out of the rocky coastline and extend out of frame at right, as their tops are covered in trees. The sky above is mostly inhabited by bands of low, puffy clouds that reveal a patch of blue sky in the background at center.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Date
1851–52
Accession Number
1917-4-649-b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on carboard
Dimensions
30.7 × 40.6 cm (12 1/16 × 16 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-649-b