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Sketch of Breaking Waves (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a wave. The wave is drawn with pencil. It is cresting and curling to the right. The wave's face is on the left side. The wave's body is drawn with short, curved lines. The background is a flat, horizontal line. The sketch is on a rectangular piece of paper with a rough texture. The paper has a thin black border. The paper is off-center in a larger white rectangle.

Artwork details

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