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Drawing, Mountains near the Gulf of Corinth, Greece

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated April 14-25, 1869 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on grey-greey 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 × 17.5 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped: in black ink, verso lower left, L.457d

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: 5; in graphite, upper right: 4; in graphite, center: 2; in graphite, lower left: 3 / from memory / Gulf of Corinth / April /69; in graphite, lower right: 5 / 2 - Brilliant green / 3 - More intense & yellow / 4 - Dazzling sky clouds - / 5 - fine pinkish & brown; in graphite, verso center right: orange [struckout: yellow] glow / smoky

Cite this object as

Drawing, Mountains near the Gulf of Corinth, Greece; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on grey-greey laid paper; verso: graphite; 12.5 × 17.5 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-435

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