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Flag (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of a sketchbook page. The page is white with a black border on the right and bottom. There is a thin horizontal line across the top third. A pencil sketch of a rectangular flag is on the left. The flag has lines indicating folds at the top and a rounded end on the left. A circular object, possibly the sun, is in the top-left corner, connected to the flag by a line. There are illegible handwritten notes on the right and bottom of the page. The background behind the sketchbook page is white. The sketchbook page is titled "Flag (from Sketchbook)" and attributed to Albert Bierstadt.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1891
Medium
Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 482 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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