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Study for Seascape (from Sketchbook)

Albert Bierstadt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A grayscale image of a sketchbook page with a landscape drawing. The drawing depicts a cloudy sky over water and land; the clouds are drawn with minimal detail and the horizon line runs across the center of the page; the water is drawn below the horizon line and the land above. The sketch is roughly centered on the page. The page is rectangular with rounded corners and has a thin black border around its edges. The background behind the page is plain white. The image title is "Study for Seascape (from Sketchbook)" and the artist is Albert Bierstadt.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1891
Medium
Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 408 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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