1801
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Shells, Watch Hill, Rhode Island is a 1801 graphite by American 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A man sits in a wooden chair on a porch. He faces the sea, but his head is turned down. A few shells rest on the railing by his feet. The artist used only black, gray, and graphite washes. A quick sketchy style shows the light on his coat. The sea’s horizon fades into a soft gray wash. See this yourself at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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