Landscape

1862

William Trost Richards

Associated Names
William Trost Richards

Artist, American, 1833 - 1905

The image shows a woodland scene with a path winding through tall trees. The dense forest fills the space without a visible horizon. The detailed brushstrokes depict textures of tree bark, foliage, and rocks. The color palette is warm and muted, with earthy tones dominating. A small stream flows over rocks in the foreground, surrounded by dense vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (lunette): 21.2 × 16.3 cm (8 3/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.100

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Colonel Niles; Michael de Sherbinin, New York City; John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 30.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: W.T. Richards/62

Wikidata ID

Q64639701

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