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Sketch of Rocky Mountains, Canada (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular piece of white paper with a faint pencil sketch. The sketch seems to depict mountains, made up of simple lines and minimal shading. The lines are more prominent on the left side and top, gradually becoming fainter towards the bottom. A few illegible words are written in pencil at the top. The paper has wear around the edges, with some darker marks visible on the top and bottom left. The background behind the paper is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
1890
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 487 px
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