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Unidentified Sketch, Curvilinear in Form (from Whistler Album)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a pencil sketch of a curvilinear form. The drawing is on white paper, with a black border around it. The sketch depicts a curvilinear shape with a pointed end on the left and a spiral on the right. The left side of the shape has several lines that curve and intersect. The shape has a long, thin extension on the left. The right side of the shape curls into a spiral. The background of the paper is plain and light gray. A small piece of paper with handwritten numbers is on the right edge of the image. The image is in black and white.

Artwork Details

Date
1854–55
Medium
Graphite on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
483 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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