Rocky Seascape
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1890s
MediumGraphite on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 4 3/16 in. (12.7 x 10.7 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 3 in. (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 3 in. (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
InscribedWritten on the mat in pencil: #27 (exhibition number)
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.90
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pencil on paper drawing of a coastal scene. It depicts a rocky cliff on the right, partly cloudy sky and cresting waves. There is a margin drawn by the artist around the perimeter of the drawing.Label TextRocky Seascape, ca. 1890s Graphite on wove paper Richards wrote to a friend in 1882, shortly after moving into his new house in Conanicut, Rhode Island, “All this shore grows lovelier day by day, and whether it is fog or sunshine there is equal enjoyment. If I do not do good things it will be my own fault.” Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.90 Exhibition History"Hidden Treasures: The Art of William Trost Richards," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, October 2, 1993 - January 2, 1994, cat. #27. “Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.
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