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Drawing, Clouds at Twilight

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated 1872–82 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil on tan paperboard. 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

28.3 × 36 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in brown ink, verso center: L.457e

Cite this object as

Drawing, Clouds at Twilight; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil on tan paperboard; 28.3 × 36 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1331-b

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