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Drawing, Floating Icebergs
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June or July 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
“Icebergs, to the imaginative soul,” reflects Noble, “have a kind of individuality and life. They startle, frighten, awe; they astonish, excite, amuse, delight, and fascinate; clouds, mountains and structures, angels, demons, animals and men spring to the view of the beholder.”
This object was
donated by
Louis P. Church.
It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.
Its dimensions are
9.4 × 28.2 cm (3 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.) Frame: 39.4 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm (15 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 1 in.)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Floating Icebergs; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard; 9.4 × 28.2 cm (3 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.) Frame: 39.4 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm (15 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 1 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-290-a
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions After Icebergs and MMA American Wing Frederic Church Oil Sketches.
