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1917

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

Drawing, Sunset near Niagara Falls

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated September 1856 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white gouache on light brown 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

15.3 × 31 cm (6 × 12 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, upper left: Luminous; in graphite, upper right: 2 - Low but clear blue / 3 - yellowish glow 4 - smoky yellow darkish / 5 - Beautiful purplish smoky shadow / 6 - Golden edge brilliant / 7 - very luminous yellow / 8 - Delicious smoky greenish blue / 9 - Dark blue purple; in graphite, center: 2 2 / 5 5 / 4 7 4 / 6 3 / 6 9; in graphite, center right: 8 / 9 / reddish lake; in graphite, lower center: Dark cool green; in graphite, lower right: Sep /56

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sunset near Niagara Falls; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white gouache on light brown wove paper; 15.3 × 31 cm (6 × 12 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-501

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