Evening, Farm Landscape

1870s

William Morris Hunt

Associated Names
William Morris Hunt

Artist, American, 1824 - 1879

The image shows a landscape with clusters of trees and a small structure in the distance. The sky is illuminated by a bright moon with wispy clouds partially covering it. The scene is depicted with subtle brushstrokes and a limited, mostly monochromatic color palette, providing a tranquil atmosphere. The ground appears textured and shadowy in contrast to the illuminated sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.7 × 48.7 cm (13 11/16 × 19 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.62

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., April 1986.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 77.

Inscriptions

lower left in charcoal: WMH. (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q64638703

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