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Drawing, Clouds over Olana, Hudson, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 28, 1871 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white chalk on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite and white chalk. 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

12.5 × 17.9 cm (4 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: gorgeous / red orange glow; in graphite, upper right: 2 - golden green / 3 - reddish orange / 4 - bright / 5 - warm red orange brown / 6 - lighter - cooler; in graphite, center left: 2 / 3 3; in graphite, center right: beautiful / golden blue (smoky) / soft, rich, warm; in graphite, lower left: orange / light laky purple / mountains; in graphite, lower right: July 28th - /71 / Farm; in graphite, verso upper left: yellowish; in graphite, verso upper center: Farm / red / olive grey green; in graphite, verso upper right: July 28th 71 / water

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds over Olana, Hudson, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white chalk on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite and white chalk; 12.5 × 17.9 cm (4 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1038

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