The Dying Cedar

c. 1907

Anne W. Brigman

Associated Names
Anne W. Brigman

Artist, American, 1869 - 1950

The image shows a sepia-toned photograph featuring a lone, gnarled tree on a slope. The tree's twisted branches reach upwards against the sky. The horizon is low, emphasizing the tree's silhouette. The photograph has a grainy, textured quality with a color palette of deep brown and tan. The land extends into the distance, merging with the shadowy background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 24.13 × 16.51 cm (9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); (Tartt Gallery, Washington, DC); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, 2005; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, lower right in graphite: The Dying Cedar; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: BRIGMAN; lower right: T1184

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