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A Blasted Tree (recto) Floorplan (verso)

1851

Jasper F. Cropsey

(American, 1823–1900)
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Culture
America
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white
Measurements
Sheet: 19 x 15.6 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1979.91
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Description

This detailed drawing of a blasted tree was a study for Cropsey’s painting The Cove--A Storm Scene in the Catskill Mountains (1851).
A vertically oriented pen and ink drawing on tan paper with a rounded top edge features two sketches. Above, a shattered tree stump with jagged, splintered wood reaches toward the right; hatching and brown washes define its rough texture. Below, a faint graphite grid resembling a floor plan is centered on the page. In the lower left corner, small handwritten notations and a date are visible.

A Blasted Tree (recto) Floorplan (verso)

1851

Jasper F. Cropsey

(American, 1823–1900)
America

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