Drawing of an iceberg with a clear background. The sun is at the very top of the background shining it slight on top of the iceberg.The iceberg is the dominant figure in this drawing. The iceberg has a unique shape which makes it appear to be two icebergs but is it not. The peak of the iceberg is a white color but the lower part of the iceberg is more of a black gray color. The iceberg also has different surface textures as well. The top and bottom of the iceberg has a combination of smooth and rough grooves. The edge on the right side is more jaded than the rest of the iceberg. At the bottom of the painting, the ocean is portrayed in different colors. The middle of the ocean has a combination of a black and aqua green color which eminates from the lower edge of the iceberg. However, this changes to a clear color as you go toward the edges of the drawing. As you make your way toward the edges, you can see behind the iceberg the shoreline of a land mass at the iceberg's horizon line.

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Object Timeline

1917	We acquired this object.
2002	We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2018	We photographed this object.
2019	We exhibited this object.
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Drawing, Gray Iceberg

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated June or July 1859 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and oil paint on paperboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

“Icebergs, to the imaginative soul,” reflects Noble, “have a kind of individuality and life. They startle, frighten, awe; they astonish, excite, amuse, delight, and fascinate; clouds, mountains and structures, angels, demons, animals and men spring to the view of the beholder.”

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

30.3 × 50.9 cm (11 15/16 × 20 1/16 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Gray Iceberg; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on paperboard; 30.3 × 50.9 cm (11 15/16 × 20 1/16 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-749-a

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition After Icebergs.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2BhBT/
Accession Number 1917-4-749-a
Object ID 18201321