A Road in the Hills Near Dordrecht

1870-1877

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names
Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

The image depicts a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated position. The horizon is high in the image, showing rolling hills extending into the distance. A path runs through the scene, lined by a wooden fence that continues into the landscape. The brushstrokes vary in technique with dense, dark lines in the foreground for texture and lighter, sketchier lines for depth. The color scheme is primarily monochromatic, with tan paper complementing black and grey ink tones, creating a classic and timeless look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper mounted to paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.81 × 56.2 cm (13 5/16 × 22 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3548


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, New York, 1909; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • In Praise of Space, Westminster College Art Gallery, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1975

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. 86, no. 539.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: Shirlaw / Dordct

Wikidata ID

Q64634377

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