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Sun's Rays Breaking through Storm Clouds (from Sketchbook VI,I)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular drawing in a sketchbook, divided into two sections by a vertical line down the center. The left side blank and smooth. The right side depicts a stormy sky with sun rays breaking through clouds. The clouds are drawn with hatching and cross-hatching lines. The sun rays are depicted as lines radiating from the top right corner. A small section of horizon line at the bottom. The entire image is in shades of gray.

Artwork Details

Date
1886
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 488 px
Public Domain
Yes
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