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Feb 22, 2019
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel
1907
Henry Roderick Newman
(American, 1833–1918)
Watercolor
Sheet: 66 x 43.1 cm (26 x 16 15/16 in.)
Bequest of William Kelly Simpson 2018.72
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This watercolor provides a close-up view of the Abu Simbel temples, which were buried in sand until their rediscovery in the 19th century. The American artist Henry Roderick Newman portrayed their architecture in multiple drawings between 1894 and 1913. In this later work, he meticulously layered dots and other marks to capture the tonality of sand and desert light.
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