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Camp A: Log Cabin in Woods (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white pencil drawing of a small log cabin in a forest. The cabin sits on the right side of the image. The cabin and chimney are made of logs stacked on top of each other. The cabin has a peaked roof. The chimney extends up through the roof. The cabin has a single door and no visible windows. A pile of firewood sits beside the cabin. The surrounding forest has tall trees with thin trunks and branches. The trees are densely packed. The background is shaded with light and dark grey pencil marks. The image is rectangular with a white border around the drawing. The drawing has a signature and a date in the bottom right corner. The image is set against a black background.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 238 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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