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Trees on a Cliffside with a Mountain in the Background (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on paper of trees on a cliffside with a mountain in the background. The sketch is in a small, rectangular book or sketch pad with rounded corners. The left side of the page contains a simple pencil drawing of trees on a cliffside with a mountain behind. The trees are drawn in varying heights with multiple trunks and branches. The cliffside slopes down toward the bottom of the page. The mountain in the background has a simple peak. The right side of the page is blank except for a few stray pencil marks. The sketch is set against a white background.

Artwork details

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