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Oil sketch of a large cloud glowing coral and salmon against grey-blue dusk sky, with dark trees along the bottom edge.

Nightfall near Olana

An oil sketch on tan paperboard shows a large cumulus cloud lit from within by warm coral and salmon light, its edges fading into cool grey-blue sky. Dark treetops and a low ridge line the bottom edge, with a faint inscription in the lower left corner.

Artist
Frederic Edwin Church
Date
August 1872
Medium
Brush and oil on tan paperboard
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2818 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
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: Anochecer cerca de Olana, boceto al óleo de una nube iluminada

Un boceto al óleo sobre cartón beige muestra una gran nube cúmulo iluminada desde dentro con tonos cálidos de coral y salmón, que se desvanece en un cielo gris azulado. Copas de árboles oscuras y una loma baja bordean la parte inferior, con una inscripción tenue en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Anoitecer perto de Olana, estudo a óleo de uma nuvem iluminada

Um estudo a óleo sobre papelão bege mostra uma grande nuvem cúmulo iluminada por dentro com tons quentes de coral e salmão, com as bordas se dissolvendo em um céu cinza-azulado. Copas de árvores escuras e uma elevação baixa ocupam a parte inferior, com uma inscrição discreta no canto inferior esquerdo.

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