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Mountains (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a simple pencil sketch of tree branches on paper, presented in a landscape orientation. The paper is rectangular with a darker border around the edges. The sketch is centered on the page and features a few curved lines representing tree branches. The background of the paper is mostly blank, with some darker smudges and marks. The paper has a few small dark spots on it. The image is in black and white. The overall appearance is plain and simple. The title of the work is "Mountains" and it is by William Trost Richards.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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