The image features a landscape view sketched with delicate pencil strokes, showcasing a natural setting. The depiction includes a small body of water with grasses along the banks, distant trees forming a horizon, and three central trees with distinct shapes. The artwork demonstrates meticulous brushwork, fine lines for textures, and depth through shading. The monochromatic palette conveys a serene ambiance.
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Landscape with Three Trees

James Wells Champney (American, 1843 - 1903)

1863

Medium
graphite on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 17.46 × 25.24 cm (6 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1959)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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