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Sunset, Hudson Valley

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Hilly country with a lake in the right foreground, and a house and barn at left. Clear, yellow sky seen in a stripe on the horizon. Dark clouds reddened at the fringes with some patches of blue. Bottom margin, shiny creamy grounding color.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date
ca. 1845
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Medium
Brush and oil, graphite on cardboard
Dimensions
20.3 × 31.8 cm (8 in. × 12 1/2 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

Featured In

  • Natural Beauty
  • Sunrise, Sunset
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