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Salonika (from Sketchbook of Greek, Italian Islands, and Near East Subjects)

Mary Newbold Sargent

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing of a town on a body of water with mountains in the background. The artwork consists of two joined pieces of paper. The town has many buildings and some trees. The mountains are hazy. The body of water reflects the town and mountains. The drawing is signed in the bottom right corner. The background of the drawing is light gray. The entire image is in shades of gray. The drawing style appears to be impressionistic. There are dark marks at top center and bottom center where the pages are joined.

Artwork details

Date:
1904
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 215 px
Museum record:
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