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The Hudson from Riverside Drive

1914

Rachael Robinson Elmer

Associated Names

Rachael Robinson Elmer

Artist, American, 1878 - 1919

The image shows a riverside scene with three children in colorful garments lounging on a grassy slope under a leafy tree. A wooden staircase leads down to the riverbank. The background features a calm river meeting distant land with soft blues suggesting hills or low mountains. The sky shows a blend of warm peachy orange colors, reflecting on the water. The painting style is soft and stylized, typical of early 20th-century illustration, with a harmonious color palette of greens, oranges, and blues.

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Artwork overview

Medium

offset lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 13.9 × 8.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
sheet: 13.9 × 8.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1626

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in plate: lower left, Rachel Robinson Elmer; bottom center, The Hudson From Riverside Drive, Art Lovers' New York - Volland Views

Wikidata ID

Q76457486

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