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Wooded Landscape (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white pencil drawing on white paper. The image shows a tree with a large trunk and sprawling branches that take up the right half of the image. A smaller tree is to the right. The background of the image is shaded with very light pencil marks. A rectangular border surrounds the trees and background. The image is positioned on the page slightly to the right of center, leaving a large empty space to the left. The title of the image is "Wooded Landscape (from Sketchbook VII)" and the artist is William Trost Richards.

Artwork Details

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