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Drawing, Catskills at sunset

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1882 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is oil paint on cardboard. 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

18.5 x 28.2 cm (7 5/16 x 11 1/8 in. )

It is inscribed

Inscribed (scratched in wet paint) in lower left: "1882"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Catskills at sunset; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; oil paint on cardboard; 18.5 x 28.2 cm (7 5/16 x 11 1/8 in. ); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1359

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