Colombia or Ecuador, mountains, moonlight

Frederic Edwin Church1853 or 1857

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

View across a valley looking toward a mountain range with cloud capped peaks. Snow covered peaks are shown in the background. Full moon. Grazing cattle and a house are shown in the right foreground. Bottom margin showing rose grounding color.

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Title: Colombia or Ecuador, mountains, moonlight
Creator: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date Created: 1853 or 1857
Location Created: USA
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Brush and oil, pencil on cardboard with gray-brown background
Credit line: Gift of Louis P. Church

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