Sunset Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919). Sunset, July 1, 1876. Transparent and opaque watercolors and graphite on cream wove paper, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( x cm). Although Blakelock is better known for his eccentric, moonlit landscapes, he did practice conventional sketching in the manner of Hudson River School painters. In this sheet torn from a sketchbook, the artist captured the general composition in pencil, probably en plein air, and then painted over the initial sketch. His pencil outlines and descriptive notations—such as “warm gray” and “floating cirrus”—are still vis
Sunset Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919). Sunset, July 1, 1876. Transparent and opaque watercolors and graphite on cream wove paper, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( x cm). Although Blakelock is better known for his eccentric, moonlit landscapes, he did practice conventional sketching in the manner of Hudson River School painters. In this sheet torn from a sketchbook, the artist captured the general composition in pencil, probably en plein air, and then painted over the initial sketch. His pencil outlines and descriptive notations—such as “warm gray” and “floating cirrus”—are still visible through the watercolor in the clouds. American Art July 1, 1876
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