Greylock

1889

Elbridge Kingsley

Associated Names
Elbridge Kingsley

Artist, American, 1842 - 1918

The image shows a landscape seen from an elevated perspective. A range of hills and mountains obscure the horizon. In the foreground, there is a bare tree to the center-left, a stone wall stretching leftward, and shrubbery and trees to the right. A small building is seen amidst fields, providing depth perception. In the far distance, a town is faintly visible with structures and smokestacks on the horizon. The sky above displays dense, turbulent clouds. The artwork features a monochromatic color palette of various shades of gray that highlight the texture and detail of the brushstrokes or etching.

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original in pencil, lower left; Greylock (Mt. in Berkshire Co. Mass.) in graphite, lower bottom.
Signed: E. Kingsley in pencil, lower right. Engraved on wood by Elbridge Kingsley - 1889 on secondary sheet, lower left margin, in graphite

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