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Seascape (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white sketch of a seascape. A rectangular sketch of a seascape is centered on a white background with a thick white border around it. The seascape drawing is divided into two main sections, with the top two-thirds depicting the sky and the bottom one-third depicting the water and shoreline. The sky is drawn with light gray pencil strokes, with darker shading near the horizon. The water and shoreline are drawn with various shades of gray pencil strokes, with darker shading near the bottom left corner, indicating land. The paper has a few small dark spots and marks around the edges.

Artwork details

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