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Study of Light and Shadow on Ocean and Sky by American William Trost Richards — VisualArtsDB

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Study of Light and Shadow on Ocean and Sky

Study of Light and Shadow on Ocean and Sky

Study of Light and Shadow on Ocean and Sky

American William Trost Richards

1900

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

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Ocean Inlet with Distant Mountains

Ocean Inlet with Distant Mountains

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Rocky Outcropping, Trees, and Distant Boats on Ocean

Rocky Outcropping, Trees, and Distant Boats on Ocean

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Ocean View with Light Breaking through Dark Sky

Ocean View with Light Breaking through Dark Sky

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Waves on Rocks in front of Distant Hill with Windmill

Waves on Rocks in front of Distant Hill with Windmill

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Choppy Sea and Cliffs

Choppy Sea and Cliffs

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Study of landscape, Norway

Study of landscape, Norway

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

Study of Clouds and Waves

Study of Clouds and Waves

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Study of Landscape

Study of Landscape

American William Trost Richards, 1860

Waves Breaking on Rocks and Tall Cliffs

Waves Breaking on Rocks and Tall Cliffs

American William Trost Richards, 1900

Study of foliage

Study of foliage

American William Trost Richards, 1860

Unfinished Landscape Sketch (Recto); Quick Sketch of Trees in Wind (Verso)

Unfinished Landscape Sketch (Recto); Quick Sketch of Trees in Wind (Verso)

American William Trost Richards, 1900