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Mountain Landscape (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a pencil sketch of a mountain landscape. The sketch is on a white piece of paper with a black border around the edges. The mountains are drawn in pencil and appear to be in the distance. There are two main mountain peaks, one on the left and one on the right. The mountains are drawn with simple lines and shading, giving a sense of depth and dimension. The background of the sketch is plain white, which helps to focus attention on the mountains. The artist's name is Albert Bierstadt and the title of the work is "Mountain Landscape (from Sketchbook)".

Artwork Details

Date
1890
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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