Landscape
1874
Medium
Graphite and white-chalk heightening on grey wove paper
Dimensions
6 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (16.8 x 26.4 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1997
Accession Number
1997.275
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About this artwork
David Johnson's 1874 landscape drawing exemplifies the Hudson River School's second generation, when artists refined founding masters' dramatic visions into more intimate, precisely observed scenes emphasizing atmospheric effects and careful detail. Executed in graphite and white-chalk heightening on grey wove paper (6 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches), this modest work demonstrates Johnson's characteristic approach: meticulous observation of specific locales, subtle tonal gradations suggesting light and wea...
About the Artist
David Johnson · 1827–1908
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