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Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

2 pp

Landscape and architecture study showing a view of Berchtesgaden in present-day Germany and the dramatic alpine scenery that surrounds it. Roofs visibly extend from foreground at right into the middle distance at left and right. Walls of buildings are rendered only in graphite and unpainted. At left, a road leads to a Franciscan church and the town's courthouse. Nearby vegetation is loosely render

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Bernese Alps

1 pp

24.2 × 32.3 cm (9 1/2 × 12 11/16 in.)

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Bernini's Fountain in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City

4 pp

Architectural sketch showing an oblique view of Bernini's fountain in St. Peter's Square, set against the facade of St. Peter's Basilica. At left, the double-tiered fountain shoots water high into the air, blurring a view of statues behind it. In the background, the facade colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica, surmounted by tall statues, is visible.

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Big Island, Battle Harbour, Canada

4 pp

Landscape sketch showing a view of rocky cliffs along the shoreline of Great Caribou Island (referred to by Church as "Big Island") near the town of Battle Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Foamy, white and blue surf comprises the foreground as it breaks against the rocks, which dominate the composition at left and center. The steep, craggy cliffs rise abruptly out of the water and inc

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Billowing Cloud at Sunset, Hartford, Connecticut

3 pp

Landscape sketch showing a view of a billowing cloud at sunset--a scene witnessed in Hartford, Connecticut, and painted at a later point. In the foreground, a placid lake extends into the middle distance at center right as it reflects the ruddy tones of the wooded hills that flank it at left and right. Just above the hill ridge at left, the immense column of a billowing cloud towers into the sky a

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Billy Martin – Farewell Sketch at Quebec

1 pp

13.8 × 8.4 cm (5 7/16 × 3 5/16 in.)

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Birch Trees

1 pp

60.6 x 33.6 cm (23 7/8 x 13 1/4 in.)

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Birch Trees in Autumn, Vermont

3 pp

Landscape and botanical sketch showing a view of two birch trees in the woods of Vermont during Autumn. Visible just beyond a bush's red and yellow leaves at lower right, the trunks of these twin white-barked trees are rendered in great detail as they extend out of view. Shadows of the bush's leaves and one of the tree's branches are deftly rendered upon their white bark. In the background, a mass

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