1878
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bridge and Trees is a 1878 ink by Thomas Moran, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two tall, bare trees standing in a shallow body of water. The branches twist and spread out, while the water below looks rough and textured. The background is faint, with just a hint of a bridge or land in the distance. The artist used scratching and scraping into the metal plate to create the dark lines—this is how the trees and water got their jagged look. It’s a way to make light and shadow pop without color. Try looking up etching to see how artists like this make prints by biting into metal plates.
Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains.
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