1854
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Long Island, New York is a 1854 graphite by William Sidney Mount, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a loose, quick drawing of a landscape. Trees and hills are drawn with light, wavy lines. A small house sits near the center, with a few tiny figures walking around. The paper looks thin and worn, like it’s been handled a lot. The artist used only pencil on paper, making everything look sketchy and unfinished. It feels like they were working fast, capturing the shapes and light without worrying about details. If you like this style, look up Romanticism next.
William Sidney Mount (November 26, 1807 – November 19, 1868) was a 19th-century American genre painter.
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