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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
Public Domain
Yes
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