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Seascape (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a beach scene. The drawing is rectangular. The top half depicts a cloudy sky with shading that creates texture. The bottom half depicts a body of water with shading that creates texture. The water is in the foreground. The horizon line is slightly below the center. The image has a thick white border. A thin black line borders the inner edge of the white border. The image is slightly off-center within a larger white background.

Artwork Details

Date
1886
Medium
Black ink, graphite, on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 488 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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