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Ship and Windsock (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A black and white sketch of a ship with a windsock on a pole on the deck. The ship has a single mast with rigging visible. The windsock is towards the left. Illegible writing is in the upper left corner. The sketch fills a rectangular area with rounded corners and a black border. The background is white.

Artwork details

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