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The Sea Serpent

Stephen Alonzo Schoff, after Elihu Vedder

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a landscape with sandy dunes stretching towards the horizon, a low horizon line, an expansive sky with horizontal lines for texture, sparse vegetation and sandy surfaces, a winding pathway, and a monochrome color palette emphasizing contrast and depth through line density.

Artwork Details

Date
1880
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
4000 × 2342 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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