Trees Homer Dodge Martin (American, 1836-1897). Trees, Black crayon and graphite on cream, moderately thick, smooth wove paper, Sheet: 13 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. ( x cm). From the outset of his career, Martin habitually spent his summers on outdoor sketching excursions to sites favored by Hudson River School artists. In these two drawings, he skillfully used crayon to articulate not only the basic forms but also the textural and tonal variations of his landscape subjects. Look closely at Trees to see the secondary image of a distant panorama drawn across the top of the sheet, which has
Trees Homer Dodge Martin (American, 1836-1897). Trees, Black crayon and graphite on cream, moderately thick, smooth wove paper, Sheet: 13 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. ( x cm). From the outset of his career, Martin habitually spent his summers on outdoor sketching excursions to sites favored by Hudson River School artists. In these two drawings, he skillfully used crayon to articulate not only the basic forms but also the textural and tonal variations of his landscape subjects. Look closely at Trees to see the secondary image of a distant panorama drawn across the top of the sheet, which has been torn from a sketchbook. American Art
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