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  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Moon over the Rhône Valley, Belalp, Switzerland

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1, 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache 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

22.4 × 30.3 cm (8 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: warmer / steely blue / rich glowing / velvety brown in fierce contrast / to blue in sky; in graphite, upper right: Soft Brown / Tree darker bluer; in graphite, center left: Green rock; in graphite, lower left: Trees / Moon / rich gold color / - Bel Alp - Sep 1st - 68; in graphite, lower right: rich dark

Cite this object as

Drawing, Moon over the Rhône Valley, Belalp, Switzerland; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper; 22.4 × 30.3 cm (8 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-276-b

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