Object Details
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Seascape and landscape sketch possibly showing a view of a tar-covered, floating barrel burning in the cave or indentation of an iceberg, witnessed during the artist's expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. In the foreground at right, a rugged mass of dark ice is illuminated at its base in a vivid red glow. At center left, a sailboat is anchored in a calm bay surrounded by icebergs, which are variously illuminated--potentially by the burning barrel, the midnight sun, or both. The water itself is also toned in hues of green and red. In the background, this small bay is bounded by a craggy wall of prismatic icebergs, seemingly colored like a rainbow as they reach toward a dark evening sky. In the background at center, another light source, or a reflection of the burning barrel, is visible. Along the lower margin, the beige grounding color is visible.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis P. Church
- June–July 1859
- Accession Number
- 1917-4-748
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- landscapes
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Oil on paper backed with canvas
- Dimensions
- 14 × 17.4 cm (5 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
- made in
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- place depicted
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1917-4-748
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42bb5703b-05dd-44b7-b541-ce84848e2972
