Beach Seascape (possibly New Jersey)
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Date1880s-90s
MediumGraphite on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (12.4 x 18.8 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 x 5 1/2 in. (7.6 x 14 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 x 5 1/2 in. (7.6 x 14 cm)
InscribedVerso: 39-m;
Written in pencil on the mat: #31 (exhibition number)
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.102
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pencil on paper drawing of a coastal scene. The horizon line divides the image in half: the lower half illustrates small waves, as if the tide is going out. Hatching illustrates the sky, only breaking for cloud formations.Label TextBeach Seascape (possibly New Jersey), ca. 1880s–90s Graphite on wove paper Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.102 Exhibition History"Hidden Treasures: The Art of William Trost Richards," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, October 2, 1993 - January 2, 1994, cat. #31. “Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.
