Harvard Art Museums > 1936.150.339: Two Sketches of a Landscape, with Notes Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Two Sketches of a Landscape, with Notes (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.150.339,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306974. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.150.339 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title Two Sketches of a Landscape, with Notes Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1901 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306974 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor and white gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions 34 x 23.9 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.) framed: 50.8 x 38.5 x 3 cm (20 x 15 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, l.l.: DWR / Aug 3d 1901 inscription: u.l., graphite, in artist's hand: These darks / would be better 1/2 g in 1/2 RV inscription: left of upper image, graphite, in artist's hand: Mid 1/2 bg inscription: left of upper image, graphite, signed, in artist's hand: DWR inscription: u.r., graphite, in artist's hand: The Concord River / at [May Curry's?] bridge / Pine trees. Maples. / Green rushes along / the muddy banks. / Gray day effect. / Cow [pitch?] scale / Slight contrasts / between registers. / Substitution of / gray for white. inscription: right of upper image, graphite, in artist's hand: Light 1/2 ² / Dark RV / Mid 1/2 g / Light 1/2 B / Mid N / Mid G / Mid B / Light N boats / Mid N / Dark YO inscription: u.l. of lower image, graphite, in artist's hand: Sumach. Green leaves / unripe grapes. / M o / R LYG / M G L R / D N G inscription: right of lower image, graphite, in artist's hand: Half an hour later / the sun comes out / and the effect changes-- / the pitch goes up. The / light becomes whiter, / the colors purer-- the / sky (cloudy) changes its register and / becomes mid N inscription: left of lower image, graphite, signed, in artist's hand: DWR inscription: right of lower image, graphite, in artist's hand: Dark G / Dark V / Mid N / Mid G / Mid B / Mid YG / Mid YOR Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875 Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.150.339 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
