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Birch Trees in Autumn

Frederic Edwin ChurchOctober 1865

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

The trunks of two birch trees stand amid autumn foliage. Red and yellow leaves partially obscure the lower section of the trees. Sketch unfinished along right side.

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  • Title: Birch Trees in Autumn
  • Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
  • Creator Lifespan: 1826/1900
  • Date Created: October 1865
  • Physical Dimensions: w195 x h305 cm
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Gift of Louis P. Church
  • Medium: Oil on paperboard
  • Viewing Notes: The trunks of two birch trees are shown against autumn foliage. Red and yellow leaves partially obscure the lower section of the trees at right. Sketch unfinished along right side.
  • Provenance: Louis P. Church
  • Inscribed: Right corner: "Oct 65"
  • Exhibitions: New York - Cooper Hewitt Museum. Recent Acquistions / American Drawings. 15 October 1991 - 27 January 1992Washington D.C. - National College of Fine Arts. Frederic Edwin Church. 9 February - 24 March 1966Albany, NY - Institute of History and Art. 30 March - 30 April 1966New York, NY - Knoedler Galleries. 1 June - 30 June 1966; Cat. #47S.I.T.E.S. Sketches by Frederic Edwin Church. 16 July 1966 - 4 February 1968S.I.T.E.S. Close Observation, Selected Oil Sketches by Frederic E. Church. 1978-1980 #12, pg 57
  • Dimensions: 30.5 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 11/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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