Pencil sketch of wind-bent trees on a dune above a sea, with small birds flying over the water under a hatched sky.

Beach Study of Trees in Wind and Birds

A graphite sketch on a bound sketchbook page shows a windswept tree and shrubs on a dune at left, with a slope running down toward a calm sea. Several small birds fly over the water, and loose hatching fills the sky.

Artist: William Trost Richards
Date: 1870–85
Medium: Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 3000 × 2117 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1885).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

19th century 1870s seascape pencil drawing graphite sketch sketchbook page coastal landscape william trost richards birds in flight dunes wind-bent trees monochrome