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The image shows a landscape with water, mountains, two sailboats, and a house on a hillside. The brushstrokes are soft and blended, creating a tranquil scene. The color palette is monochrome, with various shades of grey emphasizing light and shadow. In the distance, there are rugged mountains, one with a light dusting on top. Reflections of the sails are visible in the water, and the sky has soft, layered clouds.
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The image shows a landscape with water, mountains, two sailboats, and a house on a hillside. The brushstrokes are soft and blended, creating a tranquil scene. The color palette is monochrome, with various shades of grey emphasizing light and shadow. In the distance, there are rugged mountains, one with a light dusting on top. Reflections of the sails are visible in the water, and the sky has soft, layered clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

American Observing Station, Kerquelen Islands

John Moran

Date
1874/1875
Medium
pen and black ink with gray and black wash on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 18.5 × 28.3 cm (7 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1979.20.88
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • Waterway
  • Realist
Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in pen and brown ink: J.M.; upper right verso in pen and brown ink: Molloy Point / Kerquillin Land / the American Observing Station / Drawn by John Moran; center verso in graphite (erased): 11 x 14

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