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Drawing, Cloud Sketch, Catskill, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated August 1844 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on white wove 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

11.8 × 18.9 cm (4 5/8 × 7 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 2 Bright light / 3 Brightest / 4 Dark, bluish thundery appearance / 5 Darkish slightly warm indescribable color / 6 same as five only a little cooler; in graphite, upper right: 7 blue sky / 8 same as 4 only warmer slightly / 9 lighter / 10 dim light / 10 9 / 10; in graphite, center left: 2 2 7 / 2 2 / 3 / 3 5; in graphite, center: 2 / 2 / 8 8 / 3 8 / 3 / 6 / 3 / 11 11; in graphite, lower left: 4 / 5; in graphite, lower right: 11 is somewhat broken with / warmish lights otherwise the / same as 8

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cloud Sketch, Catskill, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite; 11.8 × 18.9 cm (4 5/8 × 7 7/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1413

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