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Landscape with Schoolhouse (from Sketchbook)

Asher Brown Durand

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on two pages of a book, left page has a drawing, right page is blank. The drawing depicts a building with a steeply pitched roof and a tall steeple. The building has a short fence on the left side and appears to be a schoolhouse. There are trees behind and to the right of the building. The sketch is simple and not detailed. The right page of the book has some smudges and marks but no drawing. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork Details

Medium
Graphite on paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
598 × 221 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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