The image features a pen or ink sketch of a coastal scene. The viewpoint is from onshore looking towards the sea and cliffs. The horizon is positioned slightly above the center, with a clear delineation between the sea and sky. Above the horizon are light, curved lines suggesting a cloudy sky, while more fluid, horizontal strokes represent the sea. To the right, steep cliffs rise sharply, depicted with dense, vertical, and diagonal hatching for texture and depth. The cliffs descend to the left into rocky formations. The color palette is monochromatic with black ink on a pale paper…
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Rocky Coast

Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837 - 1908)

1870-1900

Medium
pen and black ink on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 5.87 × 14.61 cm (2 5/16 × 5 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Albert R. Miller, Jr.)
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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