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View of a Hilltown

Pierre Antoine Patel

Artwork Details

View of a Hilltown
Pierre Antoine Patel
pen and brown and black ink grey wash over red chalk on thin laid paper laid down on medium laid paper
10 1/4 in x 12 1/16 in (26.04 cm x 30.64 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2012/2.197

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Subject Matter:

View of a hilltown with buildings and clouds.

Physical Description:

This pen and ink and wash drawing depicts a view of a town amidst a hilly landscape. A dog stands atop a hill and looks toward a body of water in the midground. A cluster of buildings are scattered throughout the composition. The central building has a large arched portico. Clouds of smoke appear to be billowing out of buildings.

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