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Source Description
Primarily self-taught, Johnson’s only formal training was a few lessons with Jasper F. Cropsey (also in this gallery). Johnson was, however, a devoted student of nature.
As was typical of artists of the Hudson River school, he constructed his paintings in the studio with the
aid of detailed drawings he had made directly from nature. Probably drawn in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, this sheet pairs two distinct species of tree--a pine and a chestnut--in a harmonious composition.
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Document identity
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144601
label
Chestnut and Pine
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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144601
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drawing
title
Chestnut and Pine
description
Primarily self-taught, Johnson’s only formal training was a few lessons with Jasper F. Cropsey (also in this gallery). Johnson was, however, a devoted student of nature.
As was typical of artists of the Hudson River school, he constructed his paintings in the studio with the
aid of detailed drawings he had made directly from nature. Probably drawn in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, this sheet pairs two distinct species of tree--a pine and a chestnut--in a harmonious composition.
date
1869
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79922006
creators
2732
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 30.5 x 46.9 cm (12 x 18 7/16 in.)
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America
accession
1969.241
Source extras
tec
graphite
tombstone
Chestnut and Pine, 1869. David Johnson (American, 1827–1908). Graphite; sheet: 30.5 x 46.9 cm (12 x 18 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1969.241
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cream(2) wove paper (margins discolored to light yellow)
collection
DR - American 19th Century
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower right, in graphite: DJ. [artist monogram] 69. ; by artist, lower left, in graphite: Chesnut. ; by artist, lower right, in graphite: -Pine- ; VERSO, upper left, in graphite: 150 ; lower right, in graphite: 150. 17035
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
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2026-05-29 07:25:42.291000
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144601
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Drawings
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DR - American 19th Century
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graphite
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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