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Drawing, Village on the Rio Limona, Ecuador or Colombia
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1853 or 1857 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite. 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
10.8 × 18.2 cm (4 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped: in black ink, lower left, L.457c
It is inscribed
Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: figures in rich colors, reds / El Rio Limona 3 x; in graphite, upper right: Stems of Trees very rich / reds and orange in grass; in graphite, center left: 3 / 4 / 5; in graphite, center: 2 / 3 3 / 6 / river / water; in graphite, center right: 4; in graphite, lower left: Splendid effect of sunset / 2 - Dark blue mountain / x3 - cool grey clouds / 3 - Trees and vegetation superbly / illuminated; in graphite, lower right: 4 - Thatched with plantains / Pinky cream, very brilliant / 5 - Foliage in shadow emerald / 6 - Bark and roots deep toned / rich orange browns shadows from / figures &c very dark; in graphite, verso upper margin: Remember the dead gold color and brown leaves
Cite this object as
Drawing, Village on the Rio Limona, Ecuador or Colombia; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 10.8 × 18.2 cm (4 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-888
