View from the Springhouse at Echo

c. 1808

William Russell Birch

Associated Names
William Russell Birch

Artist, American, 1755 - 1834

The image shows a dense forest with a small stream running through it. The horizon is hidden by trees, foliage, and hills. The brushstrokes are fluid and expressive, capturing textures of leaves and trees. The color palette consists of earthy tones with touches of dark grey, yellow, and blue. Light filters through the canopy, creating gentle illumination in the distance.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. A. Gordon List, Chestertown, MD; (C. G. Sloan & Co., Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

2006

  • American Landscape: Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 1, no. 6.

Wikidata ID

Q64639338

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