Sketch of Clouds and Terrain (from Sketchbook VII)
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gifts in memory of Stephen D. Rubin, 1992
Accession Number
1992.2.1g verso
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About this artwork
This work by american artist William Trost Richards exemplifies the artistic achievements of 1886. American artists of this period were establishing distinct visual traditions while engaging with European artistic movements. Executed in graphite on off-white wove paper, this drawing reveals aspects of artistic practice often hidden in finished paintings or sculptures. Drawings functioned as preparatory studies, finished artworks, documentary records, and teaching tools, offering unique insights ...
About the Artist
William Trost Richards · 1833–1905
William Trost Richards (1833–1905) was a prominent American landscape and marine painter born in Philadelphia, where he attended Central High School before beginning his artistic training. Between 1850 and 1855, he studied part-time under the German-born Hudson River School artist Paul Weber while working as a designer and illustrator of ornamental metalwork. He exhibited his first works at the Pe...