Sunset in the Hudson Valley, New York
date: label: Date
content: 1870–80
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape sketch showing view of the Hudson River and Valley, looking south from the vicinity of the artist's estate known as Olana. Wide section of the river--near the village of Catskill on opposite bank--is visible at lower right. Thin strip of land in left foreground. Terrain accross river rendered in a deep purple with silhouette of the Catskills visible in the distance. Setting sun visible between horizon and expansive cloud bank that stretches to upper margin of composition. Portion of vivid blue sky visible upper right corner.
place: label: made in
content: Hudson, New York, USA
label: place depicted
content: 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: 1917-4-497
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: 17.6 × 35.4 cm (6 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)