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Landscape (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape drawing on white paper. The paper is rectangular with slightly curved sides. There are black pin holes along the top edge. The drawing depicts a landscape with trees on either side and lines suggesting a path or road. The trees are drawn with varying line thicknesses. The left side has more densely packed lines. The right side has more sparse lines. The background of the drawing is plain white paper. The drawing style is simple and sketchy. The paper has a few dark smudge marks.

Artwork details

Date:
1885
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
507 × 624 px
Museum record:
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