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North of the White Mountains

John Frederick Kensett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on paper, landscape orientation. Mountains in background, one prominent rounded peak on right, multiple ridges on left. Foreground has sparse trees and bushes, some with bare branches. A field or clearing in front. Small illegible writing in bottom-right corner. Number "13" in top-right corner. Grey tones, minimal shading. Simple, detailed lines.

Artwork details

Date:
1850
Medium:
Graphite on blue wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 457 px
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