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Three Trees

c. 1935-1940

Rhys Caparn

Associated Names

Rhys Caparn

Artist, American, 1909 - 1997

The image shows a drawing of a close-up view of a tree focusing on its trunk and branches. The drawing features varied pencil strokes to depict the texture and form of the tree. The color palette consists of shades of grey and black on a cream-colored paper. Thin, swirling lines within and outside the branches suggest foliage or distant branches.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink with graphite on spiral-bound, wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Carlebach)
Dimensions

sheet: 35.56 × 28.1 cm (14 × 11 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.877

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Carlebach, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1957; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 204, no. 1375.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Rhys Caparn; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Three Trees / ink + pencil

Wikidata ID

Q64620409

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