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View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn

William Henry Bartlett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape painting. A view looking out over a harbor, with land on the right and left. The harbor is in the center, large body of water going into the distance. In the foreground are several bushes and a tall tree on the left. The horizon line is low, with more land mass in the distance. The sky takes up the top third, lighter than the rest of the painting.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1841 or 1852
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 399 px
Museum record:
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