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Drawing, Clouds over Mountains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June 1874 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

12 × 21.8 cm (4 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: rich blue; in graphite, center: gold / laky streaks / blue; in graphite, center right: light gold; in graphite, lower left: Delicate; in graphite, lower center: purple mountain; in graphite, lower right: greener; in graphite, verso upper center: blue; in graphite, verso lower right: Top of sky of next page

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds over Mountains; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; 12 × 21.8 cm (4 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1008-a

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