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Hills and Mountains (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a landscape. The image is a two-page spread from a book. The left page is mostly blank. The right page contains a pencil sketch. The sketch depicts a body of water in the foreground. The water has very faint ripples drawn on its surface. The background shows a low-lying land mass on the left and a mountain on the right. The mountain has a pointed peak. The pages have a dark line down the middle where they are bound. The pages have a thin dark border. The background behind the book is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 234 px
Public Domain
Yes
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