Hudson River Brick Piers

1886

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Associated Names
Jasper Francis Cropsey

Artist, American, 1823 - 1900

The image depicts a scene with a steamship and industrial structures across a body of water. The horizon is low, positioned just above the center of the image. The brushstrokes are soft and delicate, with an impressionistic flair. The color palette is dominated by earthy browns with touches of muted greens, whites, and dusky reds. The scene’s minimalistic approach focuses on the soft lighting and reflections on the water, with a few scattered bright spots suggesting lights in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and watercolor on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.7 × 10.9 cm (6 3/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center in graphite: Brick [?]; in later hand, lower left: #63; in later hand, upper center verso in graphite: JF Cropsey / ca 1880s?

Wikidata ID

Q64580955

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