The Battery, New York

c. 1900

Stanford White

Associated Names
Stanford White

Artist, American, 1853 - 1906

The image shows an aerial perspective of a cityscape. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with hints of water in the background. Buildings are sketched in delicate pencil strokes, with smoke rising from chimneys. The scene becomes more abstract further away, with fading lines creating an ethereal quality. The monochromatic palette is dominated by soft grays. The style is loose and impressionistic, focusing on capturing the essence of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.3 × 31.9 cm (15 1/16 × 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.130

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. 87.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Sunny East wind; upper right verso in graphite: The Battery NY ca 1912?

Wikidata ID

Q64632625

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