Winter Fog in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826â1900
1870â1890
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...