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Sketch of a Breaking Wave (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a wave. The sketch is drawn on both pages of an opened book. The left page is blank except for two small black dots on the center crease. On the right page, a wave curls at the top center and to the right. The wave has several lines indicating folds and movement. A dark border surrounds the paper on all sides except the center, where the pages are bound together. The background behind the book is plain white.

Artwork details

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