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Drawing, Mountains; Verso: Ridge

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated February 22, 1890 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on gray wove paper. 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

10.2 × 16.8 cm (4 × 6 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Feb 22- /90; in graphite, upper center: Mount laky blend / light brown; in graphite, upper right: High lights of / clouds pearly / very luminous; in graphite, center left: coppery brown; in graphite, center: darker / darker / Brown / grey / brown rosy rich lights warm brown / yellow plain; in graphite, lower margin: sky & mountains soft grey blue / snow & clouds soft yellow white

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountains; Verso: Ridge; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on gray wove paper; 10.2 × 16.8 cm (4 × 6 5/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1056-a

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