Drawing, Thunderstorm over the Alps

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1868 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on tan laid 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

12.2 × 21.6 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: blue / neutral / soft tint; in graphite, upper right: faint golden / reflections; in graphite, center left: 2; in graphite, center: warm; in graphite, lower left: 2 - beautiful dark purple; in graphite, lower center: green; in graphite, lower right; rich / smoky gold tint / 3 / 3 - reddish / green deep & rich; in graphite, verso center left: rich dazzling gold light / soft warm (yellowish) clouds / floating clouds darker / with upper parts blue grey / reflected from blue sky out / of picture; in graphite, verso center right: very dark rich / smoky yellow glow; in graphite, verso lower right: sun dazzling radiates / but little / Trees & green glow flat / rain white / water

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