Landscape with Sunset

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Sunset looking south over the Hudson River Valley from Olana/Long Hill. Orange-yellow crepuscular rays dominate the sky, punctuated by blue-green streaks through which the dim sky and a crescent moon are visible. Catskill front range, featuring Overlook Mountain, at right.
Credit Line
Gift of Louis P. Church
1866
Accession Number
1917-4-1261
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Oil and graphite on cream paperboard
Dimensions
22.6 × 32.9 cm (8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.)
made in
Hudson, NY, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1917-4-1261
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4578c5ced-eeae-4a5b-beee-b21da1e585b3
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