Two Sketches of Landscape Pictures hung at the Society of British Artists
James McNeill Whistler, probably 1887
- Художник
- James McNeill Whistler
- Датировка
- probably 1887
- Вид
- Drawing
- Техника
- graphite on laid paper
- Размеры
- 20.2 × 12.7 cm
- Коллекция
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Лицензия
- Общественное достояние, CC0
Описание изображения
The image shows a rough pencil drawing on a paper with two landscape sketches on it. In one sketch, the horizon is high in the frame showing hills or low mountains and cloud-like shapes. The other sketch has a simpler horizon with jagged peaks, possibly representing mountains or trees, against a more expansive area. The pencil work is light and sketchy, with minimal lines. The color palette is monochromatic, in graphite-gray on tan paper.