Sketchbook: "Ruin"

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: "Ruin"

Samuel ProutLinkedCulture matchlcp-d69a876c4f38

Date
1814
Medium
graphite with gray and tan wash
Culture
England, 19th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
132080

John Ruskin (also in this gallery) admired Prout’s strength as a draftsman. Like the topographical watercolorists of the 18th century, Prout emphasized form over color in his watercolors, as is evident in the monochromatic, delicate English views in this sketchbook.

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Bier, London

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