The image shows a small body of water with grass-covered banks on either side. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down at the scene. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, separating the sky from the land. The artwork features intricate linework and stippling to create texture and detail, particularly in the tree branches. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of sepia and brown. A tree dominates the right side of the scene, leaning over the water. In the distance, more trees and fields are visible with minimal detail in the far background.
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The image shows a small body of water with grass-covered banks on either side. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down at the scene. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, separating the sky from the land. The artwork features intricate linework and stippling to create texture and detail, particularly in the tree branches. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of sepia and brown. A tree dominates the right side of the scene, leaning over the water. In the distance, more trees and fields are visible with minimal detail in the far background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apple Trees along the Side of a Ditch

Pieter Dupont

Date
1894
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 29.3 × 24.2 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 40.7 × 31.6 cm (16 × 12 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.157.3
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • botanical
  • landscape
Provenance

(William P. Carl Fine Prints, Durham, N.C); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in graphite: No. 56; lower right in graphite: Dupont

NGA object ID 208413. 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.