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Sketches of Lower Tree Trunks: Trees
Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
about 1852
Medium/Technique
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.3 x 18.8 cm (11 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1972.832
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionStudy of plants, trees, the bases of tree trunks, a log, and a single-massed sailboat without its sail.
InscriptionsInscribed below center: note to Jone's; along lower right edge: I think you will find this drole (something illegible). Identification and color reference inscribed lower right next to plant study.
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport to MFA September 13, 1972