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Drawing, On the Road to Ain al-Fijah, Syria
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated May 4, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green laid 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
12.3 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: snow mountain / 1 2 2 2; in graphite, center: 2 2 / 2 / 3 3; in graphite, center right: laky purple / pinker than 3 / grey / red orange; in graphite, lower left: 2 - Beautiful copper from reflections / (note) Trips of rocks purple grey - light comes / over the tops light the grey beautiful / 3 Debris orange brown / Fresh ploughed field dark maroon brown rich / [arrow pointing up] South; in graphite, lower right: Figs vines / On Road to Figeh / May 4 /68; in graphite, verso lower left: Rich copper reflections / green on ledges catching light / grey also - blue sky superb / rock mostly in shadow
Cite this object as
Drawing, On the Road to Ain al-Fijah, Syria; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite; 12.3 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-907
