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The Entrance to a Wood

Robert Walter Weir

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape scene titled "The Entrance to a Wood" by Robert Walter Weir. A man wearing a hat and carrying a rifle stands on a dirt path. The man is on the left side of the image, facing away from the viewer, looking into a wooded area. Large boulders line the path, and a fallen tree trunk crosses over a small stream in the foreground. The stream flows from the bottom-right corner towards the center. In the background, trees and bushes are densely packed. The color palette is predominantly shades of green, brown, and gray. The image is rendered in a realistic style.

Artwork details

Date:
1836
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 423 px
Museum record:
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