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Nile, 1904 (from Sketchbook)

Mary Newbold Sargent

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on two pages. The pages are side by side. The sketch depicts a body of water with a distant shoreline on the horizon. The left page shows on the horizon trees and light-colored buildings. The right page shows on the horizon hills. On the right side of the right page there is a group of masts. The water in the foreground takes up most of the sketch. The right page has a signature and date in the lower-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1904
Medium
Graphite on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 211 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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