Object Details
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of the sun rising over the mountainous landscape of Jamaica, likely the Blue Mountains. Steep and lush ridges recede from the foreground, through the middle distance, and into the background. Due to atmospheric perspective, they grow more faint as they recede into the distance. At center, the rising sun lies low in the sky and illuminates the atmosphere in warm tones of cream, peach, and orange, while the clear blue sky is visible at upper left and right.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Date
May–September 1865
Accession Number
1917-4-793
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on off-white paperboard
Dimensions
29.2 × 45.5 cm (11 1/2 × 17 15/16 in.)
made in
Jamaica
place depicted
Jamaica
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-793