1928
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Herodias: Page 3, The citadel of Machaerus rose from the eastern side of the Dead Sea, on a peak of basalt, having the shape of a cone is a 1928 by William Walcot, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a rocky hillside covered in jagged buildings. The lines are loose and quick, like hurried notes. Trees cling to the lower slopes, and the whole scene fades into a pale, smudged background. The title hints this might be a real place—Machaerus—though the drawing feels more like a rough memory than a precise map. The artist’s rough strokes make it feel alive, almost like a sketchbook doodle. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.
William Walcot RE was a Russian-Scottish architect, graphic artist and etcher, notable as a architect of refined Art Nouveau in Moscow, Russia.
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