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Drawing, Clouds over Hills, East Hampton, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated probably July 1858 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on off-white 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

11.7 × 20.7 cm (4 5/8 × 8 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, lower center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: heavy cloud; in graphite, upper center: reddish; in graphite, center left: heavy cloud; in graphite, center: yellowish / 3 / 2; in graphite, center right: 5 / 4 4 / 2; in graphite, lower left: 5 splendid red and orange clouds; in graphite, lower right: greenish yellow lightish / 2 - smoky orange but clear / 3 - medium / 4 - clear warm yellow blue

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds over Hills, East Hampton, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on off-white wove paper; 11.7 × 20.7 cm (4 5/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1111-b

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