Study of a Dead Tree

Attributed to John Crome British

1810–50

Not on view

Resembling Crome in style and imagery, this etching may be by a follower. Largely self-taught, Crome's works combine intense natural observation with lessons learned from paintings by Gainsborough and Hobbema. A founder and leader of the Norwich School (artists based in that town who developed a distinct local style), he worked in oils and as a drawing master, then became one of the first 19th-century Britons to use etching as an expressive tool in prints made between 1809 and 1813, inspiring others in his circle to try the medium.

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Provenance

Title: Study of a Dead Tree
Artist: Attributed to John Crome (British, Norwich 1768–1821 Norwich)
Date: 1810–50
Medium: Etching on chine collé
Dimensions: Image: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Sheet: 4 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (11.7 × 8.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1917
Object Number: 17.56(45)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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