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Sketch of a Caravel; Figure in a Boat (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a sketch of a ship and a figure in a boat. The sketch is on a white background, presented in a landscape orientation. The sketch itself shows a large ship with a tall mast on the right side of the page, and two smaller boats on the left side. The large ship has a square-rigged sail and what appears to be a smaller sail above it. The ship's hull is drawn with horizontal lines. There is a smaller, rougher sketch of a boat in the upper right corner of the page. The sketch appears to be done in pencil. The edges of the sketch have a dark border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1891
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper with gilt edges
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 487 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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