Drawing, Study of Ruins in a Landscape, January 24, Lockwood de Forest, 24 January 1878

Study of grassy landscape with ruins of colonnade in mid-ground, looking to mountainous landscape, that is possibly separated by a body of water and shoreline. A small stand of dark, pyramidal trees is to the right of two single, free-standing columns. The columns are in the corinthian order and likely date from roman settlement. Date: 24 January 1878. Dimensions: 17.9 x 24.3 cm (7 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.). Medium: brush and oil, oil paint, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Study of Ruins in a Landscape, January 24, 1878 (CH 18797483)