Willow Tree, Harlem Creek, New York
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on green wove paper
Dimensions
11 5/16 x 16 1/8 in. (28.7 x 41 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.141
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Art Historical Context
In the serene landscape *Willow Tree, Harlem Creek, New York*1853), British-born artist William Rickar Miller captures the quiet beauty of mid-19th-century Manhattan's northern fringes. Perched on green wove paper, the majestic willow tree dominates the composition, its drooping branches framing the gentle flow of Harlem Creek—a waterway that once wound through rural outskirts before urbanization claimed it. Miller, known for his precise topographic views, renders this American scene with meticulous detail, evoking the era's fascination with nature's untouched grandeur. Crafted in watercolor,...