Study of Landscape (recto) / Unfinished Perspective Study (verso) John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853-1902). Study of Landscape (recto) / Unfinished Perspective Study (verso), ca. 1888-1895. Pastel with graphite underdrawing on gray wove paper, 14 1/8 x 21 7/8 in. ( x cm). In this particularly successful pastel, Twachtman allowed the gray paper to play an assertive role in a Whistlerian fashion. He anchored the composition with some limited outlines of rocks and trees, and otherwise described the open landscape with carefully placed but slightly brusque touches of pastel. American A
Study of Landscape (recto) / Unfinished Perspective Study (verso) John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853-1902). Study of Landscape (recto) / Unfinished Perspective Study (verso), ca. 1888-1895. Pastel with graphite underdrawing on gray wove paper, 14 1/8 x 21 7/8 in. ( x cm). In this particularly successful pastel, Twachtman allowed the gray paper to play an assertive role in a Whistlerian fashion. He anchored the composition with some limited outlines of rocks and trees, and otherwise described the open landscape with carefully placed but slightly brusque touches of pastel. American Art ca. 1888-1895
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