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Drawing, Sketches at Sea near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June–July 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green wove paper. 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

26.5 × 45.8 cm (10 7/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso center, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower left: cool / cool purple sky / warm / glow / Black / silvery gold edge to cloud

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches at Sea near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green wove paper; 26.5 × 45.8 cm (10 7/16 × 18 1/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-391-c

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