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Sketch of a Cliffside with Trees (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on rectangular paper with rounded corners and a black border. The paper has a light gray color with darker gray shading. A cliffside taking up most of the sketch with trees drawn on top and to the left. The cliffside appears to have some shading to indicate texture. The cliffside slopes down from left to right. The trees on top appear to be tall and thin. The tree on the left appears to have a thicker trunk and branches. The bottom of the cliffside appears to meet a body of water. The water is not detailed. A small portion of the paper's corner is torn off on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
1890
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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