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Popayan, Colombia; Verso: Mountain Landscape, Colombia

Frederic Edwin ChurchAugust 9, 1853

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Obverse: oblique view of a side of a street, at left. A part of a house is shown at right. Cloudy sky with inscribed figures. Written at right: "2 Bright smoky laky orange light/ 3 More dusky approaching brown / 4 Warm dusky purple / 5 cool purple / 6 rich low toned / laky red / 7 cool purple light / 8 mixed blurred effect with brilliant touches of yellow light / Popayan from the balcony / of Mr. Gregory's house Aug 9 / 53.

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  • Title: Popayan, Colombia; Verso: Mountain Landscape, Colombia
  • Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
  • Creator Lifespan: 1826/1900
  • Date Created: August 9, 1853
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Gift of Louis P. Church
  • Medium: Pencil and brown crayon on paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12.4 x 19.7 cm (4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
  • Bibliography: Navas Sanz de Santamaria, Pablo. The Journey of Frederic Edwin Church through Colombia and Ecuador, April-October 1853 (Bogata, Colombia: Villegas Editores in association with Universidad de los Andes and Thomas Greg & Sons, 2008), 94.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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