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Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape

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Date

1820

Artist

John Martin (1789-1854)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Link

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.38

Description

Before he became famous as a history painter, Martin earned a living by teaching and painting watercolors. His so-called sepia drawings, landscapes in monochromatic wash, found an enthusiastic audience. The artist’s method for painting foliage in these drawings was idiosyncratic; form and texture were created almost entirely in negative spaces without the use of line. Highlighted leaves, bark, vines, and roots were delineated with the white of the paper, creating a peculiar, instantly recognizable, spongy effect.
Medium: brown wash and point of brush with graphite underdrawing
Dimensions: Sheet: 19.8 x 26.6 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Accesion Number: 1997.38

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Location

England

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Lakes
Trees

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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