Nile Journey, Manfalout, Through Spyglass

Elihu Vedder, 1890

The image shows a small tower in a sketched landscape with sparse trees. The tower has two tiers with arched openings and a pointed finial. The trees have slender trunks and leafless branches. The sky is light in color. The terrain seems to slope gently. The artwork uses soft brushstrokes and muted tones of gray, blue, and brown on beige paper. The composition is asymmetrical, with the focus on the tower and its surroundings.
Umělec
Elihu Vedder
Datace
1890
Druh
Drawing
Technika
colored chalk on wove paper
Rozměry
19.37 × 32.07 cm
Sbírka
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Volné dílo, CC0

Popis obrázku

The image shows a small tower in a sketched landscape with sparse trees. The tower has two tiers with arched openings and a pointed finial. The trees have slender trunks and leafless branches. The sky is light in color. The terrain seems to slope gently. The artwork uses soft brushstrokes and muted tones of gray, blue, and brown on beige paper. The composition is asymmetrical, with the focus on the tower and its surroundings.

Elihu Vedder