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Travelers [preparatory drawing]

2019

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names

Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

The image shows an aerial perspective of a landscape sketched with pencil. Rectangular forms resembling buildings dot the expanse, placed on a plain. The artist uses delicate pencil strokes to create a softly textured effect, with darker shading indicating the structures. The color palette is primarily gray, enhancing the subtle visual impact. The scene suggests a sparsely populated region with vastness stretching to the edges of the frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on tracing paper [preparatory drawing]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)
Accession Number

2024.132.699
Catalogue Raisonné

[preparatory drawing]

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