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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
Museum record:
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