Pine Trees Along a Rocky Bank, Catskill, New York

A graphite sketch on pale paper shows a tall pine rising from a rocky knoll, with smaller conifers at the left and right edges. Faint ground lines and handwritten notes surround the trees, which are drawn with loose, quick strokes.

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Date

September 1844

Medium

Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2821 × 4000 px

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