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Rough Study of Choppy Sea and Tall Cliffs by American William Trost Richards — VisualArtsDB

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Rough Study of Choppy Sea and Tall Cliffs

Rough Study of Choppy Sea and Tall Cliffs

Rough Study of Choppy Sea and Tall Cliffs

American William Trost Richards

1880

Medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Genre: Seascapes
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Waves Breaking on Rocks with Cliffs in Background

Waves Breaking on Rocks with Cliffs in Background

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Cliffs and Ocean in Sunlight

Cliffs and Ocean in Sunlight

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Sketch of Horizon for Seascape

Sketch of Horizon for Seascape

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Small Study of Many Trees

Small Study of Many Trees

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Study of landscape

Study of landscape

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Rapid Sketch of Ocean with Hatched Sky

Rapid Sketch of Ocean with Hatched Sky

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Study of Ocean at Night

Study of Ocean at Night

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Sun Shining Over Ocean

Sun Shining Over Ocean

American William Trost Richards, 1900

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Landscape with Large, Dark Trees and Haystacks, probably Newport

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Choppy Ocean with Large Rock and Sun Breaking through Clouds

Choppy Ocean with Large Rock and Sun Breaking through Clouds

American William Trost Richards, 1880

Countryside with Trees, Haystacks, and Distant Village

Countryside with Trees, Haystacks, and Distant Village

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Two Small Studies of Sea with Cliffs on Left

Two Small Studies of Sea with Cliffs on Left

American William Trost Richards, 1900