Tree Study III

Tree Study III
Tree Study III
Tree Study III
Tate, London 2014
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Tree Study III
Date
c.1750-56 (undated)
Medium
Graphite on white laid paper inlaid on cream mount
Dimensions
Metric: 155 x 128 mm
Imperial: 6 1/8 x 5 in.
Accession Number
T09308
Wilson Online Reference
D12
Description
Study of a tree, perhaps a stone pine, in full foliage extending from lower right to cover the whole of the paper.
Provenance
Adolf Paul Oppé (1878-1957); his son, Denys Oppé; purchased by Tate as part of the Oppe Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Related Drawings
D10 Tree Study I, Tate, London (T09307)
D11 Tree Study II Tate, London (T09310)
D14 Tree Study V , Tate London (T09309)
D13 Tree Study IV, Tate, London (T09311)
D388 Tree Study The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Critical commentary
Part of a set of tree studies by Wilson in the Oppé Collection. Although undated this is likely to come from the beginning of Wilson's career as a serious landscapist and was probably made during his Italian years.
Condition/Conservation
The appearance is smudgy at three corners