Painted study of streaked pink and cream clouds over pale blue sky, with a warm yellow horizon and dark grey land below.

Study of Clouds, Rome, Italy

A horizontal sky study of pink and cream clouds streaked across a pale blue expanse, with a band of warm yellow light near the low horizon above a dark grey strip of land. Loose, feathery brushwork and a soft, muted palette suggest a quick outdoor observation rendered in watercolor and gouache.

Artist: Francis Augustus Lathrop
Date: 1893–1894
Medium: Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 4000 × 3155 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1894).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Study of Clouds, Rome, Italy

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