Collections: American Art: Trees

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Trees

From the outset of his career, Martin habitually spent his summers on outdoor sketching excursions to sites favored by Hudson River School artists. In these two drawings, he skillfully used crayon to articulate not only the basic forms but also the textural and tonal variations of his landscape subjects. Look closely at Trees to see the secondary image of a distant panorama drawn across the top of the sheet, which has been torn from a sketchbook.


This text refers to these objects: 36.487; 36.488

• Artist: Homer Dodge Martin, American, 1836-1897
• Medium: Black crayon and graphite on cream, moderately thick, smooth wove paper
• Dates: n.d.
• Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (33.2 x 18.4 cm)
• Signature: Unsigned
• Collections: American Art
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 36.488
• Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William A. Putnam
• Image: Overall, 36.488_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
Homer Dodge Martin (American, 1836-1897). Trees, n.d. Black crayon and graphite on cream, moderately thick, smooth wove paper, Sheet: 13 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (33.2 x 18.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William A. Putnam, 36.488 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.488_PS1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Secondary drawing of panoramic landscape across top of sheet; sheet torn from sketchbook along top