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This is a black and white drawing featuring a cliffside with a figure integrated into the scene. The cliff extends downwards, suggesting a water body with lines indicating waves or ripples along the shoreline. The figure is prominently positioned on the cliff, appearing part of the rock formation. The drawing plays with light and shadow to enhance the texture of the rocks and create an ethereal presence. The overall mood of the drawing is calm and enigmatic, invoking a sense of contemplation in nature.
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This is a black and white drawing featuring a cliffside with a figure integrated into the scene. The cliff extends downwards, suggesting a water body with lines indicating waves or ripples along the shoreline. The figure is prominently positioned on the cliff, appearing part of the rock formation. The drawing plays with light and shadow to enhance the texture of the rocks and create an ethereal presence. The overall mood of the drawing is calm and enigmatic, invoking a sense of contemplation in nature.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Andromède abandonnée (Andromeda Forsaken)

Maurice Dumont

Date
1895
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 23.3 x 9.6 cm (9 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 37.6 x 27.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
1996.151.88
Credit line
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 1996.

Inscription

lower left in stone: MD / 95; stamped upper right verso in black: 012

NGA object ID 103953. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.