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Drawing, Iceberg and Ice Flower, Canada, June–July 1859
This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June–July 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
The icebergs, in Noble’s words, “are a favorite playground of the lines, surfaces and shapes of the whole world, the heavens above, the earth and the waters under: of their sounds, motions and colors also.” Yet Church also realized that only a small portion of each iceberg was visible to him. The “exquisite opalescent blue-green” at the base indicated a larger mass of ice beneath the surface.
This object was
donated by
Louis P. Church.
It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.
Its dimensions are
30.6 × 51.2 cm (12 1/16 × 20 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped in black ink, verso lower center: L.457d; in brown ink, verso lower center: L.457e
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, verso lower left: Presented 1917 / by Mr L.P. Church 302
Cite this object as
Drawing, Iceberg and Ice Flower, Canada, June–July 1859; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard; 30.6 × 51.2 cm (12 1/16 × 20 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-296-b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition After Icebergs.
