Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-191
About this artwork
Architectural and botanical sketch of a palm tree and tiled housetops in Ecuador. Gable of a house, crowned with red tiles, comprises the foreground, with another similar structure in the background. A palm tree intercedes between the two buildings. Its fronds, rendered with great detail and care, subtly sway in the wind. Two black birds are perched atop a frond at right. The tree's coconuts are visible at center. Background sky hazily rendered in a shade of golden gray.