Accession Number1940.342
TitleMonhegan Sketches: Landscape with Trees and Water
Artist(s)Warren LombardArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1918Medium & Supportpen and inkDimensions 6 in. x 8 1/16 in. ( 15.3 cm x 20.4 cm )
Credit LineGift of Prof. and Mrs. Alfred H. WhiteSubject matterLombard summered in Monhegan, Maine and developed much of his aesthetic and subject matter there. Monhegan was a well known artist colony that had existed since the mid-nineteenth century. Lombard depicts a flatter plateau that seems to be almost at level with water. These even planes of space (including the sheet of clouds above) contribute to a feeling of serenity.
Physical DescriptionShoreline with a few trees and rocks overlooking water.
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Keywords
Landscapes
bodies of water (natural)
cirrus clouds
coastlines
grass
modern and contemporary art
sketches
trees
water