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View of Caldwell (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a pencil sketch of a landscape. The sketch features a body of water with a distant shoreline. On the left side, there are several trees and bushes drawn with varying levels of detail. The trees have thin trunks and branches, with some leaves or foliage indicated. On the right side, there are more trees and bushes, but they are less detailed than those on the left. The water's surface is mostly blank, with no ripples or waves drawn. In the background, there is a faint outline of a town or buildings along the shoreline. The overall style of the sketch is simple and minimalist, with an emphasis on basic shapes and lines. The color of the image is a light gray, suggesting that it is a pencil drawing on white paper. There is some illegible writing on the left side of the image. The image has a rectangular shape with a slight border around the edges. The title of the image is "View of Caldwell (from Sketchbook)" and the artist is John William Casilear. The image appears to be a simple study or preparatory drawing for a more detailed work.

Artwork Details

Date
1834, 1838
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 508 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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