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The image shows a tranquil landscape with a smooth, reflective body of water in the foreground. Beyond the water is grassy land leading to a line of trees and shrubs forming a low horizon. Delicate brushstrokes create texture in the trees and grass, suggesting movement and stillness. The monochromatic color palette uses various shades of gray for a serene atmosphere. The sky is soft and expansive, with subtle variations indicating a calm day.
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The image shows a tranquil landscape with a smooth, reflective body of water in the foreground. Beyond the water is grassy land leading to a line of trees and shrubs forming a low horizon. Delicate brushstrokes create texture in the trees and grass, suggesting movement and stillness. The monochromatic color palette uses various shades of gray for a serene atmosphere. The sky is soft and expansive, with subtle variations indicating a calm day.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Sun-dappled Meadow by a River

Albion Bicknell

Date
c. 1890
Medium
monotype in brownish black ink on laid Japan paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.2 x 43.2 cm (9 15/16 x 17 in.) sheet: 32.9 x 50.5 cm (12 15/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.4.1
Credit line
Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • monotype
Provenance

(Frederick Baker, Inc.) Chicago, IL; purchased 2008 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right etched in plate: A. H. BICKNELL; lower right below platemark in graphite: A. H. Bicknell: lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 14296

NGA object ID 139886. 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.