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Farmington, Connecticut

1865

James Renwick Brevoort

Associated Names

James Renwick Brevoort

Artist, American, 1832 - 1918

The image depicts a landscape sketch with hills, trees, and grass. The horizon is low in the composition. The trees and brush are delicately drawn with pencil strokes. The ground shows patches of grass with thin lines leading towards the horizon. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of gray. The drawing technique involves fine lines for detailed depiction of the scenery.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on light brown wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Betty Boj-Sode
Dimensions

sheet: 31.7 × 45.5 cm (12 1/2 × 17 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1994.34.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Betty Boj-Sode, Modesta, California; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Boj-Sode, Betty, Mrs.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Farmington Conn / Aug. 1865.

Wikidata ID

Q64580689

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