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Sketch of Bow River and Canadian Rockies (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white sketch of a landscape. The background of the painting is white with faint gray pencil markings. A dark line on the left edge may represent the side of a page. The right edge shows a shadow. The title of the painting is "Sketch of Bow River and Canadian Rockies". The artist is Albert Bierstadt. A stack of papers are in the background. A white background surrounds the sketch.

Artwork Details

Date
1890
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
507 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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