Sunset Near Bar Harbor, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826â1900
1854â1862
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-702
About this artwork
Landscape sketch showing a view of a vibrant sunset over the coast of Mt. Desert Island in Maine, likely viewed from or near Bar Harbor. In the foreground, a nearby wooded shoreline is visible at left as a thin strip of land stretches across the water in the immediate foreground. Another body of water comprises the middle distance, and is bounded by dark, wooded coastal hills in the background. Above at center, two bands of clouds are bright illuminated in a vibrant shade of pinkish-red, while t...