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Hunter on Lake Nipissing; Lake Near Sudbury (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on a white background. A landscape drawing of a lake with trees on the right side and a person on the left. The lake's shoreline slopes upward to the left. The drawing is on a rectangular piece of paper, turned slightly rounded at the top right. The bottom right contains a signature. The drawing is oriented horizontally. The person on the left appears to be holding a rifle and wearing a hat. No color. A thin black line borders the right edge of the image. A thick black line borders the left edge. A small area on the left edge of the paper appears darker. A few lines of scribbled text appear at the bottom right and top right.

Artwork Details

Date
1890
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 482 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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