Winter Fog in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

Winter Fog in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York by Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900

Medium

landscapes

Classification

landscapes

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Gift of Louis P. Church

Accession Number

1917-4-1363

About this artwork

Landscape sketch showing a view looking southwest over a foggy Hudson River Valley from the artist's property in Hudson, New York, known as Olana. In the foreground, a hillside covered in dead grass and patches of snow descends from right to left, leading to a view of a tree-covered hill in the middle distance at center left. At center, a heavy bank of fog covers the Hudson River and much of the valley. In the background at center, the purple peaks of Overlook and Plattekill Mountains are visibl...

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