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Artist:
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920  Search this
Medium:
Recto and verso: Graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor and white gouache on gray-green wove paper
Dimensions:
27.6 × 39 cm (10 7/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Type:
landscapes
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Place depicted:
Montauk, Long Island, New York, USA
Date:
September 8, 1880
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Recto: Horizontal view of two oak trees appearing in a hilly foreground, one on right gnarled and savaged by age in contrast to one on left which stands erect and in full bloom. In distance are additional trees indicated by hastily shaded forms.
Verso: Horizontal view of an enormous oak tree rising in central middle distance, in a vale between two wooded hillsides. Bushes grow around it. A road is shown in left foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman
Accession Number:
1939-85-4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ee88532b-71d7-4979-97f9-c83278bdda98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1939-85-4