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Drawing, Seascape with Iceberg

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

Church’s hunt for icebergs led to frequent deviations from the ship’s planned course, in particular when they spotted what Noble describes as “a white pinnacle just pricking above the horizon.” In these sketches, Church accentuated the icebergs against vast, abstract expanses of sea.

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

Its dimensions are

13.8 × 28.2 cm (5 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Seascape with Iceberg; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; brush and oil paint on cardboard; 13.8 × 28.2 cm (5 7/16 × 11 1/8 in.) Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-745-b

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

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