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Mountain Slope Aug 23 1885 (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A black and white sketch on a rectangular piece of paper, possibly from a sketchbook. The sketch depicts a mountain slope with a few trees on the left side. The mountain slope is drawn with diagonal lines. A mountain peak is visible in the distance on the right side. The date "Aug 23rd 1885" is written in the bottom-left corner. The background of the sketch is plain and mostly empty. The sketch is presented on a plain white background.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
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