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Salamis (from Sketchbook)

Mary Newbold Sargent

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing of distant mountains and cloudy sky over water. The drawing is rectangular and oriented horizontally. The water fills the lower half of the drawing and consists of varying shades of gray, with darker areas suggesting shadows or deeper water. The water's surface appears flat and calm. In the background, a line of mountains stretches across the drawing, with peaks and slopes depicted in various shades of gray, with lighter areas suggesting snow or mist. The sky above the mountains is filled with clouds, depicted in soft, white and gray brushstrokes. The clouds are dense and cover most of the sky. The entire drawing is surrounded by a thin black border. The artist's signature is handwritten in the bottom right corner and reads "Salamis Sep.17/04".

Artwork Details

Date
1904
Medium
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 488 px
Public Domain
Yes
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