Dilapidated House
The focus in this sketch is picturesque decay, with an eighteenth-century wooden structure atop brick foundations shown in severe disrepair. Parts of the exterior wall have fallen out to offer a partial view of the interior. Shutters are shown both closed and open, and the artist has carefully recorded a range of textures and dated the sheet precisely.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dilapidated House
- Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century
- Date: December 13, 1811
- Medium: Ink, wash and graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 12 1/16 in. (22 × 30.7 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
- Object Number: 2018.839.121
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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