Landscape drawings
ArtistMade by
Monroe North
American, 1887 - 1934
Dateearly 20th century
MediumDrawings; watercolor, charcoal, white chalk, pencil, and pastel on laid and wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 3/4 x 24 1/4in. (47.6 x 61.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 24 1/4in. (47.6 x 61.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 18 3/4 x 24 1/4in. (47.6 x 61.6cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert North, Jr.
DescriptionMost drawings depict rushing brooks, rapids, cascades, and waterfalls, usually surrounded by large rocks. Some drawings include large trees, barns, a bridge, classical ruins, including the Parthenon in Athens, fishing boats, and a quarry.
Object number2010.465.1-.43
Inscribed2010.465.1: On verso, in pencil, "On the road to Bloomfield, 1/2 mi east of road to Jewish Golf Club"2010.465.8: On recto, lower right, in pencil, "South Peristyle of Parthenon, looking east June 23, 1929"
2010.465.10: On recto, lower right, in pencil, "about one mile south of S. Glastonbury, Ct."
All drawings, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: Although only two drawings, 2010.465.1 and 2010.465.10, are positively identified as Connecticut, other drawings probably depict Connecticut landscapes and buildings. 2010.465.11 may be a second view of South Glastonbury; other drawings may have been made in the same area. (Finlay 3/5/2011)
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