Sunset across the Hudson Valley, New York
date: label: Date
content: September 1870
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape sketch showing a dramatic view of layered clouds at sunset above the Catskill Escarpment, as viewed from a spot near the artist's estate known as Olana. Rolling, partially wooded terrain extends across the foreground with a figure at lower center. In the middle distance, the Hudson River reflects the colors of the clouds above, while beyond it, the foothills of the Catskill Mountains are visible. A boat sails along the river at right. In the background, low clouds cling to the ridge of the Catskill Escarpment, while layered cloud banks above and behind it are variously lit in shades of gold, dark blue, and gray. Between them, a band of blue sky is visible. These clouds create a dramatic atmospheric effect.
place: label: place depicted
content: New York, USA
label: made in
content: Hudson, New York, USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-582-c
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: 32.2 x 35.2 cm (12 11/16 x 13 7/8 in.)