The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

A Blasted Tree (recto)

A Blasted Tree (recto)

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.a
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. .
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
    American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
  • {{cite web|title=A Blasted Tree (recto)|url=false|author=Jasper F. Cropsey|year=1851|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1979.91.a