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Twilight

1883

John Austin Sands Monks

Associated Names

John Austin Sands Monks

Artist, American, 1850 - 1917

The image shows a low angle view of a group of sheep grazing near a rustic shelter. The horizon is low in the composition with a hint of sky above the shelter. Intricate line work and cross-hatching are used to depict the sheep and shelter, with a monochromatic color palette dominated by blacks and browns. A small house or barn with smoke rising from its chimney is visible on the right side of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

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

image: 182 x 275 mm
paper: 328 x 443 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3557

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"4" in graphite, lower left.
Signed: "J.A.S. Monks." in pencil, lower right; "J.A.S. Monks 83." in plate, lower right.

Wikidata ID

Q76548289

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