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Wooded Glen, Sing Sing, New York
Title
Wooded Glen, Sing Sing, New York
Date
1880
Medium
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 in. ( 27.3 x 38.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description
Landscape
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number
1947.377
Marks
signature and date: lower left: "Wm.R. Miller. Pen Study 1880-1"
inscription: upper: "No 3 1000 Gems of Art/("In the leafy month of June")/"A wooded Glen, Sing Sing, N.Y."/Composed Feby 2d 1873/(5 x 2 2/10 originally)/10 x 7"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. Pen Study 1880 -1."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "(No 3. 1000 Gems of Art) / ('In the leafy month of June') / 'A wooded glen, Sing, Sing, N.Y.' / Composed Feby 2d 1873. / (5 x 3 2/10 originally) / 10 x 7."; various annotations inside image
Gallery Label
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.