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Devastated Trees [verso]

John Singer Sargent

National Gallery of Art

The image features a pencil sketch of a landscape with trees. The composition shows a few trees scattered across a field, with the horizon positioned slightly above the center. The trees vary in size and detail, with some appearing as tall bare branches and others as smaller stumps. A detailed tree is depicted on the left, while the distant trees are sketched with lighter lines to create depth. The monochrome palette uses shades of pencil gray on cream-colored paper. The sketch is minimalistic and sparse, giving it a simple and unfinished look.

Artwork Details

Date
1918
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
6497 × 4556 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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