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Drawing, Grand Evening Sky Above Hill Tops
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1866 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on tan 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
11.9 × 21.6 cm (4 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: silver reflections; in graphite, upper right: Grand sky evening / looking north thundery / milky neutral with a pinky / glow; in graphite, center left: 3 / 3 / 2; in graphite, center: cool; in graphite, center right: July 66; in graphite, lower left: 7 / 5; in graphite, lower right: 2 - blue sky / 3 - brilliant golden orange; in graphite, verso center: 2 / 4 / 2 2 / 2; in graphite, lower left: purp / Dark purp / 3 - smoky yellow green / 4 - clearer blue; in graphite, lower right: 2 beautiful deep rich rose tint
Cite this object as
Drawing, Grand Evening Sky Above Hill Tops; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on tan wove paper; 11.9 × 21.6 cm (4 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-160