Study for a Border Design with a Sketch of a Tree

1890/1897

Charles Sprague Pearce

Associated Names
Charles Sprague Pearce

Artist, American, 1851 - 1914

The image depicts pencil sketches of botanical elements, such as coniferous branches on the upper left and stylized floral patterns on the right. The color palette consists of soft graphite grays on a warm beige paper background. The conifer-like branches are sprawled naturally towards the top left, while the floral patterns are organized vertically on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    purple pencil and graphite on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.5 × 29.9 cm (11 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.24.62

  • Series Title

    Painted Architectural Decoration for the Library of Congress

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi, New Jersey

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64539534

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