Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 Search this
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Dimensions:
10.2 × 17.2 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Type:
landscapes
drawing
Object Name:
drawing
Made in:
Toluca, Mexico
Place depicted:
Toluca, Mexico
Date:
April 30, 1885
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Landscape sketch showing a view of a dark and rugged mountain range in Mexico. Situated beneath a group of billowing clouds, the mountain range is cast in shadow as stretches across the horizon. A tall, triangular peak is prominently visible at center. A range of foothills, also darkened by shadow, is included in front of the range. Flat terrain comprises foreground and middle distance.
Verso: Landscape sketch showing a loosely rendered view of Toluca Valley, which is part of a panorama with 1917-4-1072-a verso. In the foreground, wooded mountainsides converge toward the center, where rugged foothills descend to a flat valley floor that extends into the distance. In the background at left, a tall, sharp peak with a long ridge is shown beside an even more distant mountain at right. Mountain at left likely Nevado de Toluca.
