View through the Trees at Tivoli [recto]
1848
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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1848
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a simple hillside with a few buildings and trees. The lines are loose and quick, like a quick note. The paper is a dull tan, and the artist used brown ink to darken some spots. The artist wrote notes about the colors—golden whites and soft blues. The trees block the view of the buildings behind them. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists used nature this way.
