Study for a Border Design
Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897
- Artist
- Charles Sprague Pearce
- Date
- 1890/1897
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- gouache, graphite, and conté crayon on tan wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet (irregular): 4.1 × 10.1 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows an arrangement of elongated, curved lines forming a pattern of repeated vertical ovals, bordered by horizontal lines on the top and bottom. The colors used are beige and brown, giving an impression of an ancient or natural material like wood or stone.