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Horizontal view with the center middleground filled by hilly country with an inlet of the Hudson River and right middlegound by the Catskill Mountains below loosely brushed lavender and pink clouds, with bright pink and yellow at right; an irregular bottom margin shows brownish gray grounding color.

Drawing, Sunset in the Hudson Valley, 1870–75
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-864

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal study of dark clouds and a reddened one at the rear in a blue sky, with two boulders or the peak of a mountain at bottom right; irregular top margin showing the gray grounding color.

Drawing, Cloud study, 1860–70
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-863

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There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of a small mountain river in the foreground, with tree-trunks lying upon the steep bank as a fire burns in right center.

Painting, Campfire, Maine Woods, ca. 1856
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-854

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There are 3 images of this object.

An inlet from the Hudson River contains row boat in right foreground with the Hudson Valley behind. The Catskills Mountains can be seen in the left distance. The sun in sets in the center tinging dark clouds above with orange.

Drawing, Hudson Valley, New York at Sunset, 1870–80
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-794

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There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical view with a tall rock rising in center foreground and a red vine descending from the top and trailing off to the right. A path winds from lower left corner along a river visible in left middle ground with hills beyond.

Drawing, Landscape with Large Rock, possibly North Carolina, 1865–70
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-767

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There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of Horseshoe Falls and the river below.

Drawing, Niagara Falls in Evening Light, September 1856
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-766-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Niagara Falls in the Snow, seen from Goat Island

Drawing, Niagara Falls in the Snow, seen from Goat Island
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
1917-4-765-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal oil sketch showing the top of one palm tree, with a glorious crown of palm fronds, beside a pair of coarse, scaly trunks belonging to two different palm trees.

Drawing, Palm Trees, Jamaica, June 1865
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-743-c

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There are 4 images of this object.

The thick of dense jungle below a grey-blue sky, a fern tree distinctive in the center.

Drawing, Tropical Landscape, June or July 1865
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-743-b

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There are 3 images of this object.

Portrait of a young boy facing right wearing a white shirt, black jacket and placed against a gray background.

Drawing, Colombia, Barranquilla, portrait of boy, May 1853
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-713

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A straight on view of dense tropical undergrowth and vegetation. Dark tree trunks in the foreground create a strong vertical thrust from left to right across the image, intensifying the mystery of the scene.

Drawing, Rain Forest, Jamaica, West Indies, April–August 1865
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-678-b

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There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Grand Manan Island, Canada, August–September 1851

Drawing, Grand Manan Island, Canada, August–September 1851
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-658

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There are 2 images of this object.

View of mountains, one of which is cloud capped. View is from across water and foothills.

Drawing, Mt. Katadhin, Showing Pomola and the Great Basin from Sandy Bottom...
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-635

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Mount Kathadin rises in the center, the peak highlighted against grey clouds. The lower margin consists of a creamy ground color and sketched boulders and wood are shown; the base of a tree trunk has been struck out.

Drawing, Mt. Katahdin from Lake Katahdin, 1878
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-624

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Detailed view of the Great Basin with the end of the Lake Katahdin shown in the foreground and a cloud-capped mountain in the background.

Drawing, Mt. Katahdin, Great Basin, before 1878
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-609-a

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There are 4 images of this object.

Lower part of a tree is shown against a background of undergrowth and trees.

Drawing, In the Woods, probably Maine, 1850–60
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-589-c

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There are 4 images of this object.

A study of a patch of grass and red foliage is presented on the edge of a pond. The foliage is reflected in the water below which fills the foreground. The gray color at lower right is the color of the paint ground the artist applied before beginning the oil sketch.

Drawing, A Corner of a Pond, ca. 1860
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-47

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There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of hilly country, part of which is snow covered. Dark clouds at left. Tree covered low hill at right.

Drawing, Winter Landscape with Blue Hill at Sunset, Hudson, New York, 1870–75
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-45

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There are 2 images of this object.

Hilly landscape with a group of pines in the left foreground. Full moon; cloudy sky. Patches of grey ground visible near edges.

Drawing, Winter Landscape at Moonlight, ca. 1870
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-420

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Patch of dark clouds in a multicolored sky. A mountain range serves as a background in a dark valley.

Drawing, Sunset: Color Effects, 1865
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-382

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Drawing, Colombia or Ecuador, mountains, 1853 or 1857

Drawing, Colombia or Ecuador, mountains, 1853 or 1857
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-358

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Horizontal broadly brushed study of a cavernous setting with several cascades falling into a lake as two people, indicated in the right foreground, stand on a bridge spanning a river and stare at a cross, hovering at upper left, against a blue gray sky; a herd of animals, in the left distance.

Drawing, Vision of the Cross, study for "Apotheosis to Thomas Cole", ca. 1847
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-254-b

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There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of river, at centre, rushing in violent movement with foam and spray beyond rocks in foreground and rocky cliff at right through tree-covered river banks beneath a cloudy sky with small areas of blue.

Drawing, Gorge of the Niagara River, 1856
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-168

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view at dusk of a butterfly over water with a dry tree trunk standing in the water, below at right.

Drawing, Butterfly over Water, ca. 1865
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-152

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Behind low hill slopping from lower right to upper left, trees in autumn foliage (one on right bright orange) on left and right. Through trees a turquoise lake with low mountain peak rising in center distance.

Drawing, Woodland Scene in Autumn (Hudson, New York or Maine), 1860–70
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-1371

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of wooded island and distant shore, bathed in the light of a full moon from a shore with scrub-brush, in foreground.

Drawing, Sun or Moon Rising over Porcupine Islands, Bar Harbor, ca. 1860
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-1355

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal view of a large tree in autumn foliage, on a sloping hillside, set off against woods in yellow foliage in background.

Drawing, Autumn Foliage, 1867
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-1346-c

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

A view with bright sunset clouds glowing over low hills that rise to the left and are obliterated by a heavy gray cloudbank.

Drawing, Sunset across the Catskills, 1870–80
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-1317

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

A low hill, rendered in russet tones is seen in the distance across cultivated fields which are bordered by a fence. A few trees are placed at left and right and across the ridge of the hill at left.

Drawing, Landscape with Low Hill and Fields, 1870–80
brush and oil paint on paperboard.
Gift of Louis P. Church.
1917-4-1316

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.