Object Details
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape sketch showing a luminous sunset over a distant mountain range. Sharp contour of mountains backlit by the orange light of the setting sun, which gives way to a deep blue sky. Foreground landscape loosely rendered in shades of brown and green.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Date
1865–75
Accession Number
1917-4-870
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and oil, graphite on bright green paperboard
Dimensions
22.6 × 30.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
probably made in
New York, USA
place probably depicted
New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-870