Photo of Drawing, Study for The Cypress Trees of Montezuma, Park of Chapultepec, Mexico, 1892 (CH 18369181)

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Artist



Description	American painter, interior designer and writer
Date of birth/death	4 March 1832	26 March 1920
Location of birth/death	Portland, Maine	New York City
Authority control	: Q1751436 VIAF: 28214692 ISNI: 0000 0000 8210 9325 ULAN: 500031860 LCCN: n83134723 Open Library: OL1211505A WorldCat

Title

English: Drawing, Study for The Cypress Trees of Montezuma, Park of Chapultepec, Mexico, 1892

Description

English: Recto: Horizontal view of a group of old Cypress trees bordered by a wood, at right, and by a round wall in masonry work at right and in the rear. Framing lines. Verso: Vertically at bottom is an oblique view of a wall bordered by old Cypress trees, with the wall shown in the rear. In the opposite direction at the top is a canal with boats in the foreground at right and a crowded square at left; the quai extends toward the right rear where a church and other houses are visible.

Date

1892

Medium

recto: black crayon, pen and brown and black inks, brush and gray watercolor wash on paperboard.

verso: graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash on paperboard

Dimensions

27.3 x 38 cm (10 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)

Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

	Native name	Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 47′ 05″ N, 73° 57′ 29″ W
	Established	1964
	Web page	www.cooperhewitt.org
	Authority control	: Q1129820 VIAF: 156924364 ISNI: 0000 0004 0604 3167 SUDOC: 031882668 BNF: 12301491f

Current location

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design

Accession number

1939-85-78

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman

Notes

Type: Drawing
Inscribed: Verso: Inscribed in graphite?, at lower left corner: Sam Colman; and beneath, at right: The Cypress trees of Montezuma/ Chapultepec/ Mexico.

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, at bottom right of top image: The Market boats of the Viga/ Mexico; and again in ink, at bottom right of lower image: The Cypress wood of Montezuma.

Country: United States

Source/Photographer

Catalog Photo

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