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Tree Near the Shore

c. 1830-1835

James Goodwyn Clonney

Associated Names

James Goodwyn Clonney

Artist, American, 1812 - 1867

The image shows a ground-level perspective with a large, gnarled tree on the left side. The tree has branches and leaves drawn in a light, sketchy style. Two small figures are on the right side, one standing and pointing, the other kneeling or sitting. The horizon is low in the drawing, indicating an open landscape beyond. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray on off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of J. William Middendorf, II)
Dimensions

sheet: 21.59 × 13.34 cm (8 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2646

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. William Middendorf, II, McLean, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Exhibition History

1978

Selections from the Gift of J. Williams Middendorf, II, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978, no. 4

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. 15, no. 96.

Wikidata ID

Q64580376

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