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Frederic Edwin Church

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Pencil sketch of a sky over low hills with handwritten colour notes and a date along the bottom edge.

Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

1860

Pencil sketch of layered cliffs with horizontal rock strata and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Straits of Belle Isle, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of clouds over a sea horizon and rocky shore, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Clouds

1880

Pencil sketch of five icebergs on a horizon line, with white highlights and handwritten dates July 5th and July 6th.

Five Floating Icebergs, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a rocky plain with boulders, a lone tree, and distant mountains, with handwritten colour notes.

Mountainous Landscape with Boulders, Mexico

1890

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of tree roots, branches, wispy clouds and wildflowers on tan paper, by Frederic Edwin Chur

The Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

1850

Muted sketch of a mountain rising above a still lake with dark trees along the shore and soft clouds overhead.

Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Lake, Maine

1880

Pale sketch of the American Falls at Niagara with snowy rocks, bare trees and mist, drawn in graphite and white highlights.

The American Falls in Snow, Niagara Falls, New York

1850

Pencil sketch of clouds and horizon with handwritten color notes such as smoky green, brick red, and brilliant orange.

Evening Rain over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

1870

Pencil cloud study on aged paper with numbered tonal notes and handwritten annotations about grey clouds.

Clouds over Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch of hilly terrain with trees and handwritten color notes, labeled April.

Mountain Pass, Lebanon

1860

Pencil sketch of a rounded coastal rock headland with an arched opening at its base, drawn on tan paper.

Cuckhold Head from Signal Hill, St. John's, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a flat-topped island above two studies of floating icebergs on tan paper, with handwritten location note.

Island off Henley Harbour with Two Floating Icebergs, Canada

1850

Loose sketch of rolling hills, a distant mountain, and cloudy sky above a wide valley with a dark wooded slope at left.

Mountainous Lanscape

1840

Floating Icebergs near St. Lewis Bay, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a rugged snow-streaked mountain summit above a forested valley, near Berchtesgaden, by Frederic Edwin Church

Summit of the Watzmann, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

1860

Small painted study of a lake at sunset with a sailboat, red sky, mountains and sun reflected on the water.

Maine Lake, Sunset

1850

Painted sketch of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara with rocky shore, overhanging trees and a warm sky.

Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian Bank, Niagara Falls, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of distant hills under clouds with handwritten colour notes about a sunset above the page.

Sunset over the Catskills, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch of a sloping mountain ridge with hatched shading, shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes on the page.

Portion of a Mountain Panorama, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a steep mountain valley with a stream, clouds above, and a tree trunk at the right edge.

View of Monte Rosa near Macugnaga, Italy

1860

Pencil sketch of a riverbank village with a palm tree, a small boat on the water, and handwritten color notes.

Village on a Riverbank, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with handwritten colour notes such as splendid green blue and luminous.

Sunset over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

1880

Pencil sketch of a valley with a distant town, rolling hills and layered mountains beneath an open sky.

View of Cartago, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch of the American Falls at Niagara, showing a cliff edge with falling water and a small structure on the bank.

The American Falls, Niagara River, New York

1850

Pencil sketches on tan paper showing a walled hilltop town with a tower, architectural fragments, a cypress, and handwritten

Mixed Sketches, Turkey

1860

Pencil and white-heightened sketch of a rock face with snowy alpine peaks and a valley beyond.

Rockface near Belalp, Switzerland

1860

Oil sketch of a standing Bedouin man in dark robe and yellow headwrap, holding a long rifle against a brown background.

Standing Bedouin Figure

1860

Loose oil sketch of white clouds over a dark forested valley with distant hills and small evergreens in the foreground.

Clouds over the Hudson Valley, from the Catskill Mountains

1840

Pencil sketch of the Tiber river with a domed church, villas, and trees along the banks, annotated with place names.

View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Claude's Villa, and St. Peter's, Rome, Italy, Part One

1860

Faint pencil sketch of a dog seen from behind on a cream sheet, with a date inscribed in the upper right corner.

Dog, Shown from Behind

1840

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a snow-capped mountain and shadowed slopes on tan paper.

Mountain Landscape, Jamaica

1860