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Drawing, Clouds over Mountains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated March 22, 1856 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on green wove paper; verso: graphite. 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

8.8 × 11.6 cm (3 7/16 × 4 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper margin: 2 slightly warmish / 3 dark toned blue but pure / 5 very mottled 6 silvery mass; in graphite, upper left: 5; in graphite, upper right: 5; in grpahte, center: 2 3; in graphite, lower left: March 22 /56; in graphite, verso top to bottom: Clouds very much mottled / 3 Beautiful warm sunny glow / 2 - Cloud, shadow very dark equal / to the line of the mountain / 4 mountains sunny purple / 5 - Misty puff of cirrus or illuminated atmosphere - orange / 6 - This cloud about the sun was / very luminous at the right / darker, also dark masses / opposite more brilliant part / All the upper part warm cirri / Contrasted by darker under it

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds over Mountains; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on green wove paper; verso: graphite; 8.8 × 11.6 cm (3 7/16 × 4 9/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1188

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