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Near Paradise, Newport
William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905)
1877
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor over graphite pencil on pink-buff paper ("carpet paper"), stretched and tacked on a wooden panel
Dimensions
Sheet: 58.4 x 68.6 cm (23 x 27 in.)
Framed: 76.8 x 113.7 cm (30 1/4 x 44 3/4 in.)
Framed: 76.8 x 113.7 cm (30 1/4 x 44 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Astor Carey
Accession NumberRES.27.154
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionVery thick, rough textured, pink-buff wove paper ("carpet paper"), stretched and tacked on a wooden panel
InscriptionsSigned and dated on lower left in black wash: Wm T. Richards. 1877; and on reverse of panel: Near Paradise, Newport / Wm T. Richards
ProvenanceWith Earles Galleries, PA; Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, NY; Richards Sale, 1906, possibly no. 255, "Paradise Valley, Newport"; acquired by gift 1927