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Landscape with Schoolhouse; Study of a Tree (from Sketchbook)

Asher Brown Durand

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil drawing on two pages of a sketchbook. Left page shows a landscape with a large building in the background, possibly a schoolhouse, surrounded by trees. The building has multiple gables and appears to have an arched doorway. In the foreground, there is a body of water with a small bridge. Trees line the water's edge and there is a dirt path leading to the building. The right page has a sketch of a tree trunk. The drawing is in shades of gray, with varying levels of shading. The paper appears aged and worn.

Artwork Details

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 219 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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