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Drawing, Cloudy Sky and Chalet, Austria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache. 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

20.7 × 12.3 cm (8 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower center, L.457c

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: very / rich / warm & dark warm / blue / clear blue / warm / light; in graphite, center: bluish / very light yellowish/warm / blue; in graphite, center left: August 1st; in graphite, lower center: Austria; in graphite, lower right: slate; in graphite, verso upper left: (copied); in graphite, veso upper center: red / white; in graphite, verso lower left: white; in graphite, verso lower right: shingled / stone

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cloudy Sky and Chalet, Austria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper; verso: graphite and white gouache; 20.7 × 12.3 cm (8 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1459

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