Beach with Sun Drawing Water

William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905)

1872

Medium/Technique Opaque watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, light beige wove paper

Dimensions Sheet: 17.1 x 35.2 cm (6 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875

Accession Number60.1058

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsWatercolors

Catalogue Raisonné Karolik cat. no 623

DescriptionLong rows of breakers on sandy beach extending into distance.

InscriptionsSigend lower left in brown ink: Wm. T. Richards 1872

ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA September 21, 1960