Sketch of a Green Heron, between 1885 and 1903

Physical Details: Painting : 1 item : watercolor ; 20 x 28 cm.

Creator: Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903), artist

Description: The bird is shown from the side.
Sheet appears to have been trimmed - on verso is another watercolor of a bird, but the image is cut off at the head and back. The verso also features several overlapping pencil sketches, including one of a chicken.

Forms part of: Edwin Lord Weeks papers, [ca. 1885-1976]

Rights Statement: U.S. public domain

Citation: Sketch of a Green Heron, between 1885 and 1903. Edwin Lord Weeks papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 11072

Subjects:

• Animals

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