Broken Tree upon a Boulder

A graphite study on pale green paper shows a broken, charred tree trunk and branches lying across a rocky boulder, with the outline of a second rock behind. A handwritten note in the upper right reads about a charred black trunk over light granite rock.

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Date

1870–85

Medium

Graphite on light green wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 2311 px

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