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In the Mountains (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on paper, rectangular in shape with a thin black border. The sketch depicts mountainous landscape with multiple peaks and slopes, drawn in varying shades of gray pencil marks. The mountains are drawn with hatching and cross-hatching techniques, with some areas featuring more dense and darker shading than others. In the foreground, there appears to be a valley or a body of water, but the details are not clearly defined. The overall style of the sketch is loose and expressive, with visible pencil marks and smudges. The paper has a few small holes along the left edge, possibly from a binding or a staple. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 404 px
Public Domain
Yes
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