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A Blasted Tree (recto) Floorplan (verso)

A Blasted Tree (recto) Floorplan (verso)

1851
(American, 1823–1900)
America, 19th century
pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white
Sheet: 19 x 15.6 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1979.91
Location: not on view

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).
  • Langdon, Helen. Salvator Rosa Paint and Performance. London: Reaktion Books, Limited, 2022. .
    Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1979." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 67, no. 3 (1980): 58-99. Reproduced: cat. no. 27, p. 71 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review: 1979. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).
  • {{cite web|title=A Blasted Tree (recto) Floorplan (verso) |url=false|author=Jasper F. Cropsey|year=1851|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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