Riverhead, Long Island

1903

Oscar F. Bluemner

Associated Names
Oscar F. Bluemner

Artist, American, 1867 - 1938

The image shows a landscape with a body of water in the foreground and a dense line of trees in the background. The trees form a silhouette against the sky. The horizon line is low, highlighting the sky and trees. The sky has swirling cloud patterns with dynamic pencil strokes. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of gray and black on a muted beige background. Closest to the viewer, strokes indicate vegetation along the water's edge.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with black crayon

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.4 x 34 cm (9 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 89.

Inscriptions

lower right: (artist's monogram) / July 1903 / RiverheadL.Isl.; lower left: Lake [...](extensive inscriptions)

Wikidata ID

Q64618710

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