Catskill Mountains, Round-Top in the Distance; Catskills Looking North from Palenville; and Round Top, Catskills, from the Road to Bracketts [verso]

1866

Andrew Fisher Bunner

Associated Names
Andrew Fisher Bunner

Artist, American, 1841 - 1897

This image features three pencil sketches of rural landscape scenes. The first sketch shows a mountain in the distance, framed by trees. The second sketch has a line of trees and a hill in the background. The third sketch shows an open field with trees and a mountain in the distance. The sketches are detailed with fine brushstrokes and a monochromatic color palette.

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Artwork overview

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The image features three pencil sketches of rural landscapes. The first sketch shows a valley with a riverbed, trees, and rolling hills. The second sketch shows a cabin surrounded by trees and sloping hills. The third sketch depicts a country road with trees and a stone wall. The sketches have soft pencil strokes, creating texture and form with a monochromatic color palette emphasizing shading and light play.

Clove Road, Catskills; Through the Clove—Catskills; and On the Road to Bracketts [recto]

Andrew Fisher Bunner

1866

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Kate Bunner (wife of the artist), New York, 1897; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1902; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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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. 91, no. 580.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: A.F.B. / Catskill Mts, Round-Top, in the distance.; center left in graphite: A.F.B. / Catskills, looking north from Palenville; lower left in graphite: A.F.B. / Round Top. Catskills from the road to Bracketts / Aug 4th/66

Wikidata ID

Q64535785

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