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Study of a Rowboat: View Toward the Stern (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a small sketchbook page with a pencil drawing on it. The sketchbook page is rectangular with rounded corners on the left side. The left side of the page contains a sketch of a rowboat viewed from the stern. The rowboat has a flat bottom and slightly curved sides. There are lines inside the boat that suggest seating. Behind the boat on the right side of the page is a dark rectangular shape with indistinct details. The background of the image around the sketchbook page 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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