Untitled (Stone Bridge in Wooded Landscape)

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The Art & History Museums of Maitland

J. André Smith (American, 1880–1959), "Untitled (Stone Bridge in a Wooded Landscape)", n.d. Etching on paper: This etching by J. André Smith depicts a stone bridge spanning a narrow waterway within a wooded landscape. A large tree dominates the right foreground, its thick trunk and sprawling branches extending across the composition and partially obscuring the bridge beyond. Smith employs intricate cross-hatching, expressive linework, and carefully controlled tonal contrasts to capture the textures of the tree's bark, dense foliage, and weathered stonework. The bridge's rounded arch provides a geometric counterpoint to the irregular forms of the surrounding vegetation, while the waterway draws the viewer's eye toward the distant landscape
J. André Smith (American, 1880–1959), "Untitled (Stone Bridge in a Wooded Landscape)", n.d. Etching on paper

This etching by J. André Smith depicts a stone bridge spanning a narrow waterway within a wooded landscape. A large tree dominates the right foreground, its thick trunk and sprawling branches extending across the composition and partially obscuring the bridge beyond. Smith employs intricate cross-hatching, expressive linework, and carefully controlled tonal contrasts to capture the textures of the tree's bark, dense foliage, and weathered stonework. The bridge's rounded arch provides a geometric counterpoint to the irregular forms of the surrounding vegetation, while the waterway draws the viewer's eye toward the distant landscape

Name/Title

Untitled (Stone Bridge in Wooded Landscape)

Entry/Object ID

2013.35

Description

This etching by J. André Smith depicts a stone bridge spanning a narrow waterway within a wooded landscape. A large tree dominates the right foreground, its thick trunk and sprawling branches extending across the composition and partially obscuring the bridge beyond. Smith employs intricate cross-hatching, expressive linework, and carefully controlled tonal contrasts to capture the textures of the tree's bark, dense foliage, and weathered stonework. The bridge's rounded arch provides a geometric counterpoint to the irregular forms of the surrounding vegetation, while the waterway draws the viewer's eye toward the distant landscape

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

Etching on paper

Collection

Smith Collection (MAA)

Cataloged By

Katie Benson

Acquisition

Accession

2013.04

Source or Donor

Peter Banca

Made/Created

Artist

J. André Smith