1851
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Floorplan (verso) is a 1851 by Jasper Francis Cropsey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a dead tree with bare branches against a stormy sky. The lines are sharp and detailed, like a map. Cropsey used this study for his painting *The Cove—A Storm Scene in the Catskill Mountains*. It’s interesting because it’s not just a tree. It’s a way to plan the bigger painting. Small details like this helped artists work out compositions before the final piece. Look up Jasper F. Cropsey (American, 1823–1900) for more of his work.
This detailed drawing of a blasted tree was a study for Cropsey’s painting The Cove--A Storm Scene in the Catskill Mountains (1851).
Read the full account in the museum source.
Jasper Francis Cropsey was an American architect and artist. He is best known for his Hudson River School landscape paintings.
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