The Entrance to a Wood
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper
Dimensions
5 3/16 x 6 15/16 in. (13.2 x 17.6 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Erving Wolf Foundation, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1977
Accession Number
1977.182.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lush, inviting world of *The Entrance to a Wood (1836), a delicate watercolor and graphite sketch by artist Robert Walter Weir. intimate 5 3/16 x 6 15/16-inch work on buff wove paper captures forested threshold alive with towering trees, a cascading waterfall, and human—likely men—poised at nature's edge. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, it exemplifies early 19th-century American fascination with the sublime wilderness. Weir, a prominent figure in American art during the Romantic era, crafted this piece amid a growing national pride in the continent's un...
About the Artist
Robert Walter Weir
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