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Mountain, Lake with Sailboats (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a simple pencil sketch of a mountain and lake scene. A large mountain range runs across the top third of the image. The mountains are drawn with simple lines and shading, with some details like trees and texture on the mountains. Below the mountains is a lake with several sailboats on it. The sailboats are small and simple, with triangular sails. The lake's shoreline is mostly flat, with some gentle slopes. The water is depicted with some gentle ripples. The entire scene is drawn in a simple, sketchy style, with minimal details and no color. The image has a thin black border around it. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1890
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
511 × 625 px
Museum record:
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