Moonlit Landscape with Tree at the Left

c. 1903

William Fowler Hopson

Associated Names
William Fowler Hopson

Artist, American, 1849 - 1937

The image shows a landscape scene from a slightly low point of view. The horizon is low, with bushy silhouettes and a gentle hill stretching across, beyond which rises a starless sky. A large tree occupies the left side of the scene, its trunk and branches rendered with thick brushstrokes. The moon is slightly off-center towards the upper right, casting a muted glow. The brushwork in the sky is fluid, with sweeping strokes. The color palette is monochrome with varying shades of black, grey, and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    monotype in black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.51 × 11.43 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.); sheet: 26.67 × 19.84 cm (10 1/2 × 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.24.2

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: W. F. H.

Wikidata ID

Q65579073

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