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Maine Woods

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Landscape sketch showing a view of dense woods in Maine. In the immediate foreground, moss-covered soil ascends into the middle distance and hosts a large, broken tree trunk at left. At right, the moss also grows over an immense boulder, atop which two other trees grow. In the background, several other tree trunks are visible among dense greenery. The light green ground is visible along the lower margin.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date
probably 1876–1881
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
Medium
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Dimensions
30.6 × 17.3 cm (12 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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