Double-Sided Landscape and Seascape
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
DateNo Date
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (8.9 x 14.6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (8.9 x 14.6 cm)
InscribedWritten on the back of the mat: #36 (exhibition number)
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.105
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a double sided drawing with graphite on paper. The landscape side shows a tree in the center, a wooden fence on the right. Rolling hills are in the background. On the opposite side: accession number is in the lower left corner. This is a seascape with a one to two centimeters around the perimeter. There is sand in the lower right corner, breaking waves against the rocky cliffs, which extend out to the center of the illustration.Exhibition History"Hidden Treasures: The Art of William Trost Richards," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, October 2, 1993 - January 2, 1994, cat. #36.
