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Drawing, Icebergs at Sea near Newfoundland, Canada
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1, 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on light green wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Between bouts of seasickness, Church produced nearly 100 studies of icebergs during his 6-week arctic expedition. Immersed in the pristine landscape, he was entranced by the eerie, translucent beauty of the floating ice.
Here, amidst an array of delicately rendered icebergs, Church describes their forms as “strange” and “supernatural.”
This object was
donated by
Louis P. Church.
It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.
Its dimensions are
27.4 × 45.4 cm (10 13/16 × 17 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c; in black ink, verso lower right, L.457d
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper center: 2 / 2 - Blue exquisite green blue / strange supernatural; in graphite, lower left: 3 / 3 - Exquisite opalescent blue green; in graphite, lower right: July 1st /59
Cite this object as
Drawing, Icebergs at Sea near Newfoundland, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on light green wove paper; 27.4 × 45.4 cm (10 13/16 × 17 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-298
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition After Icebergs.
