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Storm in the Mountains, 1847. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Framed: 98.7 x 86.4 x 9.2 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Storm in the Mountains
Artist
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)
Date
1847
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 98.7 x 86.4 x 9.2 cm (38 7/8 x 34 x 3 5/8 in.); Unframed: 75.5 x 62.8 cm (29 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.); Former: 94.5 x 81.5 x 9 cm (37 3/16 x 32 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of various donors by exchange and Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1826–1900

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Storm in the Mountains · Frederic Edwin Church, 1847
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