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Drawing, Ionian Sea near Corfu, Greece

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite on grey-green 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

12.5 × 17.4 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: silver / open; in graphite, upper right: 2 Splendid orange glow / dotted with streaks and / spots of gold; in graphite, center left: cloud; in graphite, center: red / open / purple / 2 / Dark purple; in graphite, lower center: April /69 / Near Corfu; in graphite, verso upper right: warmer; in graphite, verso center: brown purple lighter than mountain / gold / luminous / green gold / cooler; in graphite, center right: snow / lighter yel / snow; in graphite, verso lower left: Rich purple lake / luminous streak / Dark grey / purplish lake; in graphite, verso lower right: Near Corfu / April /69

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ionian Sea near Corfu, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite on grey-green laid paper; verso: graphite; 12.5 × 17.4 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-404

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