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Tripoli, 1904 (from Sketchbook)

Mary Newbold Sargent

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white pencil sketch of a street scene. The street runs from the bottom center of the image to the bottom right corner. On the left side of the street are buildings with awnings over the sidewalk. The building on the right side of the street is dark and shaded. The buildings on the left and center of the image are lighter and have many windows and awnings. The buildings are several stories tall. The sketch is signed in the bottom right corner. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1904
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 403 px
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