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Balance Rock, Pine Hill, Walton, 1871 (from Sketchbook)

Daniel Huntington

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on two facing pages. Left page depicts a large boulder balanced on a rocky outcropping with a figure standing on the left side. The rocky outcropping has multiple flat layers. The boulder is rounded and shaded. Writing in the bottom left. Right page depicts small tree on a rocky outcropping. Tree branches extend upward on right side. There are lines indicating mountains in the background. Writing on bottom center.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
597 × 193 px
Museum record:
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