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Study for a Border Design with a Sketch of a Tree

Charles Sprague Pearce

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts pencil sketches of botanical elements, such as coniferous branches on the upper left and stylized floral patterns on the right. The color palette consists of soft graphite grays on a warm beige paper background. The conifer-like branches are sprawled naturally towards the top left, while the floral patterns are organized vertically on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
1890/1897
Medium
purple pencil and graphite on brown wove paper
Dimensions
3731 × 3672 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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