Clouds over the Catskills, Hudson, New York
date: label: Date
content: September 1867
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of sunset clouds over the Catskill Escarpment, looking northwest from Church's property near Hudson, New York. The steep, jagged ridge forms an undulating horizon along the lower portion of the composition. At right, Windham High Peak and Acra Point are visible, with Blackhead Mountain shown at left. Above, loosely-rendered clouds are illuminated (or possibly enshrouded) by the light of the setting sun.
label: Description
content: Verso: Atmosphere sketch showing a view of a thunderstorm near Church's property in Hudson, New York. Loosely rendered, the composition shows a tumultuous mix of puffy storm clouds, unevenly lit. At lower right, lightning is suggested through linear striations, while at center right, the orb of the sun or moon is faintly visible through a cloud.
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: 1917-4-1039
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: drawing
label: Type
content: drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on light green laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 12.5 × 17.5 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)