Study of a Maple Leaf on an Architectural Ornament Ground

Item

Title

Study of a Maple Leaf on an Architectural Ornament Ground

Description

Chiaroscuro study executed in charcoal, graphite, and white chalk on toned grey-brown wove paper. Features a high-contrast depiction of a lobed maple leaf modeled in low relief upon an irregular, shield-shaped architectural ornament background, reflecting nineteenth-century academic drawing instruction from a cast. Condition notes: moderate surface grime, scattered light abrasions, and media loss along the margins.

Subject

drawings (visual works)See all items with this value

chiaroscuroSee all items with this value

academic artSee all items with this value

charcoalSee all items with this value

graphiteSee all items with this value

chalkSee all items with this value

architectural ornamentSee all items with this value

study (artwork)See all items with this value

trompe-l'œilSee all items with this value

Identifier

MS.2026.02-01

Creator

Edward Redfield (1869-1965)See all items with this value

Date

circa 1887-1889See all items with this value

Is Part Of

MS.2026.02-Edward Redfield Drawings

Rights

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Format

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Item sets

Edward Redfield drawings