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Cowlitz River; Kelso, Washington (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a rectangular piece of paper with a faint sketch on it; the sketch appears to be a landscape with some lines suggesting the shape of a river and possibly trees or hills, but details are not clear. The paper has a silver frame around it; the frame appears to be metal and has a slight shadow underneath it. The background of the image is plain white. The title of the image is "Cowlitz River; Kelso, Washington (from Sketchbook)" and it is by artist Albert Bierstadt.

Artwork Details

Date
1890
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
511 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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