Is “Mountains and Clouds” in the public domain?

Yes. “Mountains and Clouds” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Where is “Mountains and Clouds” from?

It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

Can I use “Mountains and Clouds” commercially for free?

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

“Mountains and Clouds” by Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 (1860–80) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Mountains and Clouds

Q: Who created “Mountains and Clouds”?

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 (1860–80).

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900

Title	Mountains and Clouds
Artist	Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date	1860–80 19th century
Medium	Brush and oil, graphite on off-white paperboard
Classification	landscapes
Origin	New York, Vermont, or Maine, USA New York
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Louis P. Church
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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