The image displays a landscape view with a winding path leading from foreground to background on the right side. The horizon features hills and trees. The brushstrokes are sketchy and expressive, capturing intricate details with simple line work. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of dark brown against a pale beige background. In the distance, a small figure contrasts against the background, while a narrow stream curves through the scene with water illustrated by horizontal lines.
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Winter, Avondale

John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853 - 1902)

c. 1879

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 134 x 209 mm ; paper: 231 x 312 mm
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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