Study of a Tree

1802

Raphael Lamar West

Associated Names
Raphael Lamar West

Artist, British, 1769 - 1850

The image depicts a large, gnarled tree dominating the scene from an eye level perspective. The horizon is indicated beneath the tree's lower branches by a line of clouds. Fine lines suggest billowing cumulus clouds in the sky. The illustration style uses detailed black ink lines to show the tree's twisted bark. The color palette is monochromatic, with black ink against white paper for contrast. A human figure is seated at the base of the tree.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen-and-tusche lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.6 × 23.2 cm (12 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.127

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Man 1962, no. 161, State ii

  • Series Title

    Specimens of Polyautography [1947.7.110-145]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

Bibliography

1962

  • Man, Felix H. "Lithography in England (1801-1810)." In Prints, edited by Carl Zigrosser. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962: 116-130.

Wikidata ID

Q65081919

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