The Singing Trees

1928

Timothy Cole

Associated Names
Timothy Cole

Artist, American, 1852 - 1931

The image depicts a detailed close-up of a tree. The focus is on the branches and leaves, highlighted by intricate line work and shading. The horizon is not visible. The tree fills the frame, with fine brushstrokes and cross-hatching capturing its texture and form. The monochromatic color palette of black and grey creates contrast and emphasizes the lines. The composition includes a border and the word "INNISFREE" at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Albert Ten Eyck Gardner)

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.16 × 7.62 cm (4 × 3 in.)
    block: 12.54 × 9.05 cm (4 15/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.24 × 11.27 cm (6 × 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1018

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in block: WOOD-ENG-BY T. COLE. 1928.; lower right in block: The Singing Trees - WALTER BECK
Text in block at bottom: INNISFREE

Wikidata ID

Q77010646

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