Sunset, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826â1900
December 25, 1873
Medium
landscapes
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-1313
About this artwork
Landscape sketch showing a view of a vivid sunset over the Hudson River Valley looking toward the Catskill Mountains in the background. The brilliant pink-red clouds glow from the setting sun and are reflected in the Hudson River below. A heavily wooded island is visible in the river at center right. A small figure walks along the bank in the foreground at left and appears to hold a fishing pole or rifle.