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Frederic Edwin Church: English: Drawing, Sketches of a Man's Head and Floating Iceberg, 1859   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church  (1826–1900)  wikidata:Q366212
 
Frederic Edwin Church
Alternative names
Frederick Edwin Church
Description American painter, landscape painter, art collector and traveler
Date of birth/death 4 May 1826 Edit this at Wikidata 7 April 1900 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hartford New York City
Work location
Catskill; New York City; Ecuador; Colombia; Petra; Rome; Colony of Jamaica; Mexico; Olana State Historic Site; Jamaica Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q366212
Title
English: Drawing, Sketches of a Man's Head and Floating Iceberg, 1859
Description
English: Sketchbook page with sketches and inscriptions. At bottom half, a floating iceberg with the word "blue" inscribed over the form and "purple" inscribed at the water. At lower left, a man's head shown in profile, wearing a hat. Inscriptions throughout.
Date 1859
date QS:P571,+1859-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium graphite on paper
Dimensions 23.2 × 15.9 cm (9 1/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1917-4-1058
Credit line Gift of Louis P. Church
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: 3 sky suffused with smoky orange dusky warmth / 4 red vessel / 5 smoky yel blue; at top, in opposite direction: Petty Harbor / Portugal Cove / Pea Jacket overalls
  • Country: United States
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