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Oil sketch of a sunset sky with streaked clouds glowing gold and orange above dark hills and a shadowed rock in the foreground.

Clouds at Sunset

An oil study on paperboard shows a wide sky filled with layered, streaked clouds lit gold and orange near the horizon. Dark rolling hills and a shadowed rock sit in the foreground beneath the fading light.

Artist
Frederic Edwin Church
Date
1865–75
Medium
Brush and oil on paperboard
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3999 × 2844 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Nubes al atardecer

Un estudio al óleo sobre cartón muestra un amplio cielo con nubes en capas y trazos alargados, iluminadas en dorado y naranja cerca del horizonte. Colinas oscuras y una roca en sombra ocupan el primer plano bajo la luz que se desvanece.

Português: Nuvens ao pôr do sol

Um estudo a óleo sobre papelão mostra um céu amplo com nuvens em camadas e traços alongados, iluminadas em dourado e laranja perto do horizonte. Colinas escuras e uma rocha em sombra ocupam o primeiro plano sob a luz que se apaga.