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The image features an elevated perspective looking across snow-capped mountains. The horizon is blurry as it merges with the sky, which has a pale hue. Delicate lines are used to depict the sky above the mountains. The brushstrokes are soft and minimalistic, defining the snow and rocks. The color palette is subtle with greys, whites, light blues, and hints of brown. The image includes light sketches indicating Mount Baker in the upper section.

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Mt. Baker and Mt. McKensie [recto]

Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920)

1894

Medium: watercolor and graphite on laid paper
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: sheet: 12.7 × 20 cm (5 × 7 7/8 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Albert R. Miller, Jr., 1985)
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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