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Sketch of Hills (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape sketch on two pages of a book. Sketch depicts body of water in foreground, and mountain range in background. Mountain range fills upper half of right-hand page and consists of one prominent peak on right and smaller hills on left. Body of water fills lower half of both pages. Water on left-hand page blank. Water on right-hand page contains one large reflection of mountain range and three small, dark, horizontal lines on right side. Pages bound on left-hand side; thin line with two black dots visible between pages. Pages have dark edges. Background behind book is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 234 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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