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Sketch from Nature — Asher B. Durand. Sketch from Nature, ca. 1855. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Sketch from Nature

by Asher B. Durand

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Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey)
Date: ca. 1855
Medium: Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Dimensions: 13 13/16 x 9 7/8 in. (35.1 x 25.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John Sylvester, 1936
Accession no.: 36.63.1

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