Quick Study of Ocean and Cliffs with Moon

A pen and ink sketch on an open sketchbook page shows a rocky cliff rising at left above a turbulent sea. Loose, hatched strokes sweep across the sky and water, with a crescent moon near the top center.

Artist

William Trost Richards

Date

1890–1900

Medium

Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3000 × 2088 px

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