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Lake in a Mountainous Landscape

Myles Birket Foster

National Gallery of Art

The image is a pencil sketch of a landscape with mountains in the background. The viewpoint appears elevated looking over water towards the mountains. The horizon is low above the water with sketched buildings on the shoreline. The sketch features light pencil strokes for mountains and trees, and darker lines for rocks and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic in greys. Small sailboats are visible in the distance over the water.

Artwork Details

Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
5039 × 2760 px
Public Domain
Yes
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