The Bridge of Fear

Thomas Cole

Associated Names
Thomas Cole
Artist, American, 1801 - 1848
The artwork titled "The Bridge of Fear" is a monochromatic drawing featuring a landscape. The point of view is from an elevated position, looking across a rocky terrain. The horizon is placed high, with dark rock formations enclosing the scene. The brushstrokes are varied, creating texture and depth in the rocky surfaces. The color palette is composed of shades of grey. In the distance, a narrow bridge-like structure spans across the chasm.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and black crayon with gray wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.6 × 12.4 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 × 18.7 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996]; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Thomas Cole's Paintings of Eden, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1995, 32, fig. 25.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, across bottom: The Bridge of Fear; in Hatch's hand, center verso: (purchase notes)

Wikidata ID

Q64633184

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