James Castle

(Landscape with Sculptural Elements)
c. 1910–1977

A sepia-toned sketch on aged paper depicting a sparse, somewhat abstract landscape with a horizon line dividing the composition. In the foreground, there are indistinct shapes suggesting architectural forms or machinery, while the background features a row of vertical elements resembling trees or posts under a blank sky. The paper's edges are irregular, with the bottom right corner torn away.
A sepia-toned sketch on aged paper depicting a sparse, somewhat abstract landscape with a horizon line dividing the composition. In the foreground, there are indistinct shapes suggesting architectural forms or machinery, while the background features a row of vertical elements resembling trees or posts under a blank sky. The paper's edges are irregular, with the bottom right corner torn away.

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Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Soot and spit on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 6 × 8 7/8in. (15.2 × 22.5 cm) Image: 6 × 8 7/8in. (15.2 × 22.5 cm)

Accession number
2017.82

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, the Director’s Discretionary Funds, and partial gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© James Castle Collection and Archive LP. All rights reserved

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James Castle
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