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The image shows a landscape with a prominent tree in the foreground. The horizon is near the base of the tree and there is a faint outline of a building behind it. The artwork features sketch-like brushstrokes, textured line work, and hints of watercolor washes for shading. The color palette is muted with gray and brown tones. In the background, there is a suggestion of a landscape beyond the tree's branches.
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The image shows a landscape with a prominent tree in the foreground. The horizon is near the base of the tree and there is a faint outline of a building behind it. The artwork features sketch-like brushstrokes, textured line work, and hints of watercolor washes for shading. The color palette is muted with gray and brown tones. In the background, there is a suggestion of a landscape beyond the tree's branches.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Great Beech Tree at the Edge of a Wood

Adolphe Appian

Date
c. 1840
Medium
black and white chalk with gray wash on gray laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 47.2 x 62.9 cm (18 9/16 x 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2005.62.1
Credit line
Gift of Karen B. Cohen in Honor of Andrew Robison
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • botanical
Provenance

Jacques Gruyer. (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower verso in blue ink: S. A. appian--Etude arbre 47 x 62.5 collection Jacques Gruyer (Succession GRUYER APPIAN)

Marks

Appian's studio stamp

NGA object ID 132398. 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.