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Maine, Mountain Stream

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal view of a waterfall from a rocky stream in deep woods, seen looking up the falls. Pine trees over shadow the stream in the foreground, and a dead tree is silhouetted in the distance. Sketch unfinished in the foreground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date
August–September 1851
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Medium
Graphite, brush and oil paint on heavy paperboard.
Dimensions
30.7 x 40.6 cm (12 1/16 x 16 in.)
Frame :44.8 x 60.3 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

Featured In

  • Explore America: Maine
  • Natural Beauty
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