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Two Tropical Landscape Studies (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two sketches of tropical landscapes. The sketches are drawn in pencil on white paper. The top sketch depicts a landscape with a large triangular hill on the right side. The hill is drawn with short lines. The bottom sketch depicts a landscape with a large triangular hill on the left side. The hill is drawn with short lines. There are trees and bushes drawn in both sketches. The sketches are simple and minimal. The artist's name is John William Casilear. The title of the work is "Two Tropical Landscape Studies (from Sketchbook)".

Artwork Details

Date
1834, 1838
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 484 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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